to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
frequency (of occurrence)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
separate; special; another; separately
postponement; deferment; adjournment
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
number of times; frequency; count
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
scholarship; scientific attainments
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
to continue one's studies up to university; to go to university
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
serious look (on one's face); straight face
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration