to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to get between; to be caught in
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
good humour (humor); good mood
courteous; decorous; polite
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
very young; little; childish; immature
one's own child; one's own children
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to take a picture; to take a photo
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
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
messenger; envoy; emissary
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
recovery; undoing; recall
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome