middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
correction; looking over; touching up
writing; composition; essay; sentence
caller; visitor; company; guest
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
impression given by a painting or image
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
many; numerous; various; large number of
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
comfortable rest or sleep
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
fine (piece of) work; excellent work; work that receives an honourable mention
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
interest; appeal; attraction; fun