to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
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
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to turn completely into; to become completely
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to be born; to come into the world
boy; son; baby boy; young man
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to try to do; to attempt to do
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
when it becomes; when it comes to