tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
never mind!; don't worry about it
drinking water; potable water
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
good humour (humor); good mood
difficult to ...; hard to ...
health management; health maintenance; health care
place where one works; construction site; working area
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
way of standing; dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to add (to); to add on; to append
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize