beautiful face; good looks; beauty
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
home; household; family; hearth
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
refinement; elegance; grace
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
trouble caused by a slip of the tongue
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
and yet; though; when; in spite of
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
to get warm; to become warm
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge