acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
greeting; a fine thing to say
wedding ring; wedding band
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
workshop; studio; atelier
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to jar; to creak; to grate
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
all present; all concerned; all of us
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin