with the exception of; excepting; excluding
pressure; oppression; suppression
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
resentment; indignation; anger
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
how many people; a number of people
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
thereupon; shortly thereafter
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)