tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to have a talk; to tell a story
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to stay calm; to keep cool
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
devoted; self-sacrificing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
talking about memories; reminiscences
atelier; studio; workshop
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
(not) even once; (not) ever
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to