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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

1

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

1

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

then; well; so; well then

3

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

yes; that is so

2

interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off

1

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

4

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

6

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

14

ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is

5

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

2

charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk

1

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

record of proceedings; minutes

1

confections; sweets; candy; cake

2

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

3

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

4

huh?; what's up?

8

no

2

serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady

1

putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought

1

paper

2

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

4

Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)

1

why; how; for what reason

1

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

1

the powers that be

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

1

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

politics; government

1

at will

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

1

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

2

place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

1

to seize the initiative

1

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

2