painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to become possible; to become able to (do)
rest; break; recess; intermission
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to order; to command; to appoint
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
day after day; day by day
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know