tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
in the course of one's duties
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
personal; individual; private
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
how long; how far; how much
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
a little bit; a little while
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance