a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to hide; to keep to oneself
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
closing time; lockup; curfew
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to lose sight of; to miss
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
traditional; conventional
another thing; exception; special case
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
pull; patronage; tug; discount
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen