series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
classification; categorization; sorting
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to bring back; to restore
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
the same generation; coeval
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
over-fond parent; doting parent
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
freshly pounded (rice cake)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)