to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
start of a romance; beginning of love
episode; anecdote; vignette
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
scattered; separated; dispersed
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
desperately; for one's dear life
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside