very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
work; business; company; study
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
strong interaction; strong force
military personnel; soldier
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to take up space; to occupy space
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
companion; company; tritagonist
festival; feast; carnival
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
moron; idiot; stupid person
how many people; a number of people
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)