state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
proposal; offer; request; application
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
woman; female; feminine gender
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
observation; survey; watching
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear a sword at one's side
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intelligence gathering; information gathering
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation