to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
some people; a few people; several people
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
group; bunch; crowd; group
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to bite each other; to fit together; to mutually encroach; to eat together
close; intimate; on good terms
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
each nation; many nations; many countries
start; leaving; marching off
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to perceive; to understand
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
monolith; large slab of rock
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
as a child; when one was a child
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
retort; back talk; backchat
woman; lady; adult female
one or two; a few; small number
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise