as if it were about oneself
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be found; to be discovered
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to perceive; to understand
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
memory; sense; experience
to fly around; to scatter
diploma; licence; license
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in