tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
elegance; taste; refinement
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
how; in what way; how about; questionable
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
correction; rectification; mending; repair
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
manner of using one's hands
last night; yesterday evening
and then; and so; and; so then
dark (color); concentrated; thick