deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
reason; cause; circumstances
being good at being spoiled; being good at using puppy-dog eyes; person who is good at getting others to spoil them
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to entertain; to make welcome
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
greater than ...; bigger ...
family; members of a family
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be needed; to be wanted
three; three years of age
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through