to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
presence (impressive quality)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
the same generation; coeval
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
local specialty; local special dish
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
surrounding at a distance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")