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)
evening meal; supper; dinner
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
leader of a delegation (body, party)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
presence; sitting with; being with
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
considerably; fairly; quite
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
strategy meeting; council of war
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
man; male; masculine gender
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)