magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
program (e.g. TV); programme
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
home telephone; home phone number
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
in the morning; during the morning
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
business district; office complex
cake served with tea; teacake
to be opposite; to face each other
only extant copy; only existing copy
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
as usual; as is one's habit
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to look around; to take a view of
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to put into the mouth; to eat
fine weather; fair weather