(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to speak; to hear a voice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
such; like that; that sort of; very
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
originally; by nature; from the start
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely