excuse; plea; defense; defence
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
(one's) peers; people around one
whispering; murmuring; talking in a low voice
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
stomach ache; abdominal pain
confused; flustered; at a loss
patient in a serious condition; serious case
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
suffering from the heat; heatstroke; heat prostration
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
rest; break; recess; intermission