tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fold up; to fold into layers
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
pioneer; settler; colonist
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to rule; to govern; to administer
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
I've got to be going; I must go
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to come to one's senses; to calm down
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
interest; rights; concession
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
covered with; stained; smeared
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale