visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
(short) rest; breather; break
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be softened; to calm down
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
opposite side; other side; other party
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes