to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
how many people; a number of people
maid; helper; help; assistance
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
stepwise; one step at a time
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
festival merrymaking; revelry
base (military, expedition, etc.)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to part left and right; to open out
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount