ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to spread; to be propagated
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to comb down; to smooth down
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
newly appointed; inaugural
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue; various
deputy head teacher; vice principal
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to jump upon (a moving object)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
ingredient; component; composition