to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
tension; mental strain; nervousness
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to face on; to look out on to
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
presence; sitting with; being with
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
meeting; greeting; welcome
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to leave (a scene); to step away
cake served with tea; teacake
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
senior; elder; person older than oneself
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in the same way as; just like
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
what do you want?; can I help you?
to say; to be called; to do
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
act of mercy; helping another person
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
assertion; declaration; affirmation
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly