skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
failure; mistake; blunder
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
of course; certainly; naturally
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
how many years; how long; what year
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model