herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
belief; faith; conviction
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
moderate; proper; just right
man; male; masculine gender
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
several times (as large, over)
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
to pen; to write; to draw
letter; missive; note; mail
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
boastful speech; bragging
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
trouble; bother; annoyance
to take on a role; to take part
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
fantastical idea; fanciful notion; bizarre thought
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
only; merely; but; no more than
generation; lifetime; age
suppression; repression; subjugation
to mark the end; to spell the end