in the meanwhile; during the time
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
adding water (to a plant)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to eat up; to consume (completely)
observation; survey; watching
to be born; to come into the world
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)