how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
divorce; dissolution of adoption
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
time; hour; period; class
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
image; figure; figure; form; image
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sunny spell during rainy season
here and there; in places