to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
starting point; point of departure
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
gentle; mild; meek; tender
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to comfort; to console; to amuse
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
verbal message; word (from someone)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
vexing; irritating; impatient
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
together; at the same time; same; identical
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
behind; in the rear; in back
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob