last night; yesterday evening
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
low table; table with very short legs
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
leather; leather-bound; leathern
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate