tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
and; thereupon; because of that
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
official name; formal name
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
clearing one's throat; cough
government service; the bureaucracy
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
how many people; a number of people
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
literature; books (reference); document
descendant; posterity; offspring
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to finish reading; to read through
counter for books; volume
female private parts; female genitals
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
in search of; in order to look for
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...