tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
finishing blow; coup de grâce
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
episode; anecdote; vignette
near; nearby; not far off
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
village headman; village mayor
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
to prostrate oneself before
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
remaining; left-over; excess
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
waste meat; meat scraps; offal