essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
struggle (for); scramble; contest
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
no, not like that (but like this)
taking the field first, thus batting second
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
batter's box; one's turn at bat
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health