to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
a dime a dozen; two a penny
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
being superstitious; superstitious person
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
pathos; melancholy; sorrow
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
large build; large pattern
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
build; physique; frame; constitution
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to lean against; to set against
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other