to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to be greenish; to be tinged green
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
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)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to entrust; to leave to a person
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
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of