among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
every year; yearly; annually
March; third month of the lunar calendar
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
unable to resist; unable to suppress
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to entrust; to leave to a person
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
being very busy; busyness
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
door; gate; opening; title page
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture