start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
sick person; patient; invalid
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
such; like that; in that way
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
apparent; obvious; very clear
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
understanding person; supporter
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to get back together (with a former partner)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
motive power; driving force
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
quite; utterly; really; completely
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to revere; to respect; to worship