turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
shopping; purchased goods
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
tail (animal); tail end; tip
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
in the end; on top of that
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
marriage ceremony; wedding
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
external; superficial; outward; surface
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into