come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
surrounding at a distance
new student; freshman; first-year student
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to collapse; to flop (onto)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to yell; to rant; to rave
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
another time; some other time
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
dull sound; muffled sound
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled