thermos bottle; vacuum flask
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
musical composition title; song title
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
resolute; determined; bold
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to summon courage; to be brave
number; number plate; license plate
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent