linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
south entrance; south exit
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sense of loss; feeling of loss
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally