tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
matcha; powdered green tea
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
main force; brute force; strong-arm
north wind; northerly wind
historical play; period drama
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
unconditionally; as a rule
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
(theatrical) fighting scene
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
moving about; stirring about
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
company president; manager; director