astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
economic; financial; fiscal
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
happy family circle; sitting in a family circle and enjoying conversation; harmony in a family
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to polish up; to shine up
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to use and then throw away
migration; move; emigration; immigration
guardian; mentor; protector
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
marshland; wetland; swampland