to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
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)
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
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 (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
relation; connection; relevance
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
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 get up; to stand up; to sit up
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
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
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
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; indulgent
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