big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
doing as one is told; yes-man
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
manners; behavior; behaviour
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be helpful; to be useful
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
transactions; dealings; business
literature; books (reference); document
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn