tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
third day of the month; three days
proposal; offer; request; application
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
palace annex; shrine annex
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
engagement; business; affair; use; need
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
discovery; detection; finding
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
such; this sort of; like this
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to repeat; to be frequent
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
companion; follower; attendant; retinue