drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
duty; function; office; mission; task
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt