(a person's) appearance; looks
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
affectation; showiness; pretence
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
briskly; quickly; promptly
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
graduate student; postgraduate student
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
low dining table; tea table
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
several minutes; a few minutes
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged