tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
profitable plan; good plan
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to spend time (on doing something)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
(water-filled) paddy field
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
every year; yearly; annually
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
it's not a problem; it's not a big deal; (person or thing) can be easily beaten or bettered (by one)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane