serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(not) even once; (not) ever
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
first meeting; first interview with
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer