tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to get hungry; to become hungry
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
other than; excluding; without
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
that; the matter in question
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
little by little; bit by bit
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
with a friendly grin; smilingly
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be worried; to be troubled
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal