sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to make one's own; to take possession of
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
adopted daughter; foster daughter
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
elegance; taste; refinement
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
maple (tree); red leaves (of autumn); autumn colors; layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors; venison
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
matcha; powdered green tea
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
right in the middle (of); midst; height
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
outsider; someone outside of a group
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to mind; to care; to worry
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing