just a minute; small quantity
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to relax; to feel at home
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
ago; since; before; previous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be intimate with; to befriend
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cake or snack served with tea
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
like this; this sort; this way
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)