to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
door; gate; opening; title page
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
such; like that; that sort of; very
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
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
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
tedious; boring; being fed up with
in swarms; in great crowds
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
business discussion; negotiation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to put into the mouth; to eat
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show