unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(some) more; even more; longer; further
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
Akitakomachi (variety of rice)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
spirit; heart; disposition