round shape; circle; circular form
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to continue to do; to persist in doing
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
column; file; (vertical) line
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to triumph; to be elated with success