today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
outward appearance; looks
and yet; despite (all) that
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
chignon (ladies' hairstyle)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
distinctive; characteristic
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)