to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
older brother and younger sister
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
one day; (on) a certain day
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
sincere; earnest; serious
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
what's what; heads or tails
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark