to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
just past noon; afternoon
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
station square; station plaza
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
sense of space; spaciousness
everywhere; all over; throughout
beforehand; in advance; previously
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
Japanese-style confectionary store
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to be opposite; to face each other
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour