sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
maid; helper; help; assistance
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to fold up; to fold into layers
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
(period of) a year; during an era