two adjoining rooms (connected by a sliding door)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
penetration; permeation; transmission
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to grimace; to make a wry face
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
bow (of boat); prow; stem
return; relapse; recurrence
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to jar; to creak; to grate
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to push aside; to brush aside
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
general-purpose machine; general-purpose computer
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated