ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
helper; assistant; help; assistance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft, warships, etc.)
for today; for the time being
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
choice; selection; option
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to be worried; to be troubled
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains