tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to encamp; to take up positions
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
without permission; without notice
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
snugly; cosily; compactly
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
bringing; taking; carrying
penalty; sentence; punishment
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
long bath; staying in the bath for a long time
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
meanwhile; in the meantime
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to overflow from something full
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
frequency (of occurrence)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on