tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
work; business; company; study
registration; accession; register; entry; record
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
valuation basis; appraisal standard
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to raise one's voice; to shout
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
for example; for instance; e.g.
being startled; getting a shock
anything and everything; just about everything
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea