stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
number of times; frequency; count
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
rice reaping; rice harvesting
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
(hydrogen) peroxide (solution)
taste; palate; sense of taste
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to entrust; to leave to a person
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
advanced level; high grade; senior
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
brand name; trade name; product name
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
self-praise; praising oneself
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
gradually; slowly but steadily