deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
800,000; eight hundred thousand
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
cake or snack served with tea
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
deep brown; dark tea (e.g. Chinese pu'er tea); fermented tea
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
teatime; tea break; coffee break
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
panting; gasping; heavy breathing