dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to sit down; to take a seat
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
book; volume; this; present; main; head
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to drink up; to drain (cup)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
for work; in a manner related to work
covert action; covert operations
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment