tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to have a hard time of it
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to speak ill of; to disparage
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
and; thereupon; because of that
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to well up; to burst; to arise
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
although I say; although one might say; although called
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
danger; peril; hazard; risk
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell