class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
within; inside of; less than
to stop (plug) one's ears
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to grow up; to become an adult
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of