ability; capability; skill
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
early evening; dusk; lamp-lighting time; lighting-up time
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
main street; avenue; boulevard
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to talk together; to chat together
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down