melt in Japanese

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

(ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

(transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.