laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
strong interaction; strong force
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
popular name; common name; given name
double take (esp. out of surprise)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to lose sight of; to miss
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to subsist; to keep on living
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)