self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
being liable to criticism
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to be boiled; to be cooked
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
(sound of) wind through pine trees; soughing of wind through pine trees; (metaphorically) sound of a boiling tea kettle
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
leader; central personage
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
must not do; should not do; do not do
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to get late; to advance; to wear on
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
particularly; only; in the case of
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
every evening; every night
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat