care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
that is to say; so that means
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
to serve; to work for; to attend
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to take a veneer off something
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to dye; to colour; to color
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
both hands; both arms; ten
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
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)
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to jump at; to be attracted by
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic