tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
while; during; while; although; all; both
with a friendly grin; smilingly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to turn towards; to point
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
don't you think?; indicates question
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
suspicious-looking; fishy
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(not) so much; (not) that much
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
forgetting; lapse of memory
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)