pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
on the occasion of; at the time of
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
paraphilia; sexual deviancy
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
every day and every night
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
cake served with tea; teacake
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
apologies for the crude food
second guest of honour (at a tea ceremony); second guest of honor
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
official function; state function