tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
completion; perfection; accomplishment
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
straight-laced person; stubborn person
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
firmly rooted; deep-seated
perpetuation of one's descendants
simply; merely; only; solely
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be silent; to say nothing
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang