tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
in that way; thus; so; so?
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
how; in what way; how about
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very