fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
separate case; another matter
to carry around; to carry on one's person
written request; request for ...; application for ...
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
open-air tea ceremony; aristocrat taking a break during a trip in a palanquin; something standing in the open
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
pharmaceutical (drug) company
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
bank; banking institution
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
strong pressure; heavy pressure
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to relax; to feel at home
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
chance (of success); odds
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
temporary truce; ceasefire
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
matcha; powdered green tea
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
the principle of the thing