to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
with a friendly grin; smilingly
commuting to school; school commute
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
older brother and younger sister
counter seat; seat at the counter
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
gossip; corner of the mouth
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria