to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
horse tack; horse gear; harness
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
adds force or indicates command
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
water's edge; beach; shore
script; libretto; scenario
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor