instrument used in tea ceremony
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
bitter tea; low-quality tea
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to pass (of time); to elapse
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
government official; public official
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
slip (of paper); tag (usu. bamboo, wood, ivory, etc.); label
had better ...; had better not ...
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
hoarse voice; husky voice
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward