flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
that's true; of course; obviously
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is to say; so that means
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
while; even though; despite
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell