personality; style; appearance
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
like this; this sort; this way
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
suited figure; person in a suit
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
modesty; humility; being humble
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to squint (one eye); to narrow
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval