tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
please sit down; please have a seat
close to the wall; alongside the wall
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
January; first month of the lunar calendar
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
minimum; at the very least
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
tedious; boring; being fed up with
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...