consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
very much; terribly; badly; awfully; extremely
high-pitched; high in the instep
to be touching; to be moving
to be boiled; to be cooked
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
polite language used by women
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
vexing; irritating; impatient
to be very shrewd; to be highly intelligent; to be very smart
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
classical elegance; antiquity
old poem (esp. waka); old song
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
sleeping away from home; overnight stay when traveling
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto