it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
kitchen; financial situation
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
medicinal cooking (based on traditional Chinese medicine)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
action; operation; effect; function
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
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)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
it is not (like that) either
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination