ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
only; merely; but; no more than
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
scene; sight; scenario; setting
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
this occasion; at this time; now
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established