to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
serious; severe; grave; acute
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
lately; recently; nowadays
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
irritating; annoying; nosy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
middle of the night; dead of night
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
long (time that has passed); old (story)
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam