tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
participation; joining; entry; adherence
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
association of like-minded people
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
second-year student; biennial
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind