slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
whispering; murmuring; subdued
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to wring the neck; to strangle
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to complain; to make a complaint
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
failure; mistake; blunder
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
place; room; margin; scope
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
just because; even if; even though
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
complete; whole; perfect; safe
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
older brother; elder brother
party; set; gang; company; person
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Japanese person; Japanese people
narrow; thin (sized); slender