recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
management; administration; operation
pupil; student; schoolchild
to palm off; to force a sale
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
mass communication; mass media
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
all present; all concerned; all of us
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
immune strength; immunity
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health