cake served with tea; teacake
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to do for (the sake of someone else)
worthless thing; trivial thing
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
apologies for the crude food
second guest of honour (at a tea ceremony); second guest of honor
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
official function; state function
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
guest of honor; guest of honour; main guest at a tea ceremony
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
3rd day of the month; three days
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
drivers cab; operator's cab
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
old friend; old acquaintance
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
schedule; program; programme; agenda
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
extreme sadist; very sadistic