rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
shellfish; seashell; shell
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
(when) the time of need arises; should an emergency occur
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
very; greatly; exceedingly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
how many people; a number of people
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
very important person; VIP
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
temperature and flavor (of tea)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
your husband; her husband
admiration; being impressed (by)
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
old age; old person; the old; the aged