cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
secret; private; surreptitious
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to correct oneself; to restate
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to have a talk; to tell a story
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
beyond; across; the other side; the distance