to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
name; given name; first name
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
how; in what way; how about; questionable
by myself; in person; by oneself
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
so; like this; in this way
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition