to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
matcha; powdered green tea
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
smoothly; easily; readily
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
at that time; in those days
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
corridor; hallway; passageway
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
it is not (like that) either
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out