tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
at least; at most; (even) just
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
act of mercy; helping another person
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
loveable; very likeable; like very much