careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
good feeling; feeling good
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
infants; babies and very young children
while; during; performed in this condition
(set of) facial features; looks
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to solicit; to demand; to extort
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to stop crying; to cry oneself out