liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
matcha; powdered green tea
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
hiding one's embarrassment
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)