small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
performance of one's official duties
file cabinet; filing cabinet; shelf of documents
clanging; empty; deserted
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
sincere; earnest; serious
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
that's the way it is; such is life
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
nature; property; disposition
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to get thin; to taper off
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
feebleness; weakness; imbecility