student in a lower grade; underclassman
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
entertainment; amusement; fun
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
that; the matter in question
wearing one's hair up; coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up; wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
mission; delegation; transmission
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
festival merrymaking; revelry
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
from the viewpoint of; according to