to melt together; to blend together
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
restoration; repair; mending
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
using one's arms as a pillow
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
full dress; formal dress; uniform
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
to subsist; to keep on living
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to lose sight of; to miss