tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
collective responsibility; joint liability
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
rather; sooner; preferably
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision