(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
conservative without party affiliation
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
going around; patrol; round; tour
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
on the occasion of; at the time of
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to be greedy; to devour greedily
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
like that; that way; thus
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy