to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
equality; uniformity; evenness
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
matcha; powdered green tea
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
hiding one's embarrassment
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
intention; idea; inclination; wish
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater