appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
in all ages; since antiquity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
late at night; deep in the night
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
very hungry; starving; ravenous
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
long ago; once upon a time
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to bring back; to restore
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to throw into; to dump in together
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie