tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
(staying) up late at night
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
leopard (Panthera pardus)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
news; word; tidings; omen
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
absence; disregard; indifference
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
final; eventual; ultimate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
last days; the end; one's fate
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
occupation; calling; livelihood
command; lead; generalship; leadership
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to revere; to respect; to worship
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
messenger; envoy; emissary
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips