tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pluck; to pick; to tear
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
such; this sort of; like this
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
stale; hackneyed; cliched
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
absolutely; positively; decidedly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
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)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly