bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
master; teacher; stable master
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
top of the head; crown of the head
great physical power; animal strength
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
elder sister; older female friend
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts