pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
besides; in addition; also; moreover
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
going through; going via; going by way of
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to be fated; to be linked by fate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to feel a chill run down one's spine
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
club activities; extracurricular activities
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
living thing; organism; creature; biology
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
senior high school student
turning away from; shift away from; being far removed from; being very different from; becoming independent of