application (of ointment, etc.); coating
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
student; follower; students and pupils
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
student (esp. a university student)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
cannot be helped; unavoidable
desperation; struggle to the death
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
caution; admonition; warning
to be burned out (of one's home)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
man of virtue; humanitarian
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
whole face; all over one's face
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
round straw mat; sitting in a circle
sitting opposite each other
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation