positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
participation; joining; entry
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to do together; to share; to participate in
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
on and after; from ... onward; since
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
too many to count; too numerous to mention
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be injured; to sustain a wound
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
to put into the mouth; to eat
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to change (one's clothes)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to pierce through; to break through