license; permit; licence; certificate
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
even if not; even without
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
testimony; (verbal) evidence
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
tea and cakes; refreshments
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery