sorry; excuse me; thank you
story; tale; talk; discussion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to lie deep in; to extend far back
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
outward appearance; looks
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
interior; inside; internal
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
confections; sweets; candy; cake
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
telephone call; telephone (device)