tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to face on; to look out on to
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to make an appearance; to show up
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
long slits (esp. of eyes)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
opposite side; opposition
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow