one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
no!; no no!; no, not at all
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
lately; recently; nowadays
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(some) more; even more; longer; further
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
quarrel; dispute; argument
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
how; in what way; how about
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
calling by name; designation; nomination
eagle (Accipitridae family)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo