reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
natural virtue; personal virtue
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits
related to; in relation to
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
surely; certainly; without doubt
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
calm; composed; cool; quiet
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to pass each other; to cross paths
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...