to refer to; to use as reference
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
several years; a few years
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
second; number two; runner-up
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
this and that; various things
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
interior; inside; internal
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
underestimation; undervaluation
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
will not do; do not; does not
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg