ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to see through; to see the true nature of something
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
relation; connection; relevance
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to rise; to erect; to get up
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to entertain; to make welcome