course; route; path; process; means
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
remembrance; recollection; recognition
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
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
had better ...; had better not ...
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
very interesting; of great interest
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
father and mother; parents
to squash; to crush; to flatten
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off