contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
that day; the very same day
land near a castle; castle town
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
testimony; (verbal) evidence
address; lodgings; accommodation
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
new building; new construction
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
treating someone (to food or drink); entertaining someone (as one's guest)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to amuse oneself; to make merry
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
like; similar to; same as
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
main question; real issue at hand
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
when it becomes; when it comes to
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge