ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
excretion; discharge; excrement
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
reigning; controlling; dictating
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
killing time; staving off boredom
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely