tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
ten; 10; ten years of age
large landowner; major landowner; great landowner
property; fortune; assets
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be erected; to be built
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
-less; lacking; non-existing
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
imperial court; royal court
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
ordinary people; general public; public at large