periodic; regular; routine
frequency (of occurrence)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
kitchen; financial situation; finances
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
frying or baking something thin (e.g. thin omelette)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
ritual; religious service; festival
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
(political) power; authority; influence
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly