slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
fortune-telling; divination
knowing; (an) acquaintance
two (long cylindrical things)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
another time; some other time
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
fine weather during the rainy season
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity