tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to turn against; to become an enemy
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
don't you think?; indicates question
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
neutral country; neutral power
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
judgment; judgement; discernment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
last days; the end; one's fate