master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
favorite; favourite; habitually used
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
classification; categorization; sorting
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
while; during (the time when)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
production (e.g. play); direction
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
don't worry about it; forget about it
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
adds force or indicates command
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)