very young; little; childish; immature
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
rest; break; recess; intermission
how; in what way; how about; questionable
cake or snack served with tea
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
feel (of a material); texture
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to talk; to carry meaning
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
Confucianism and Buddhism
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to