one thin flat object; one sheet
100,000,000; one hundred million
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to shake one's head (in denial)
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
short pause; short interval
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
work clothes; business suit
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
head house (family); birthplace; originator