talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
near; close; beside; third person
near; close; beside; third person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to go out and away; to leave
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
spring day; spring sunlight
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
don't you think?; indicates question
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
fortune-telling; divination
hermitage; retreat; retirement; seclusion