tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
confections; sweets; candy; cake
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to approach; to draw near
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
one's (living) environment
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
physical strength; muscle strength
striking; remarkable; considerable
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
library (usu. single-room); small library
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
indeed; really; truly; very much
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to be a matter of life or death
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose