tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
in comparison to; rather than
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
the big two...; two major...; two main...
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
congratulation; celebration
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
reason; cause; circumstances
meaning; significance; sense
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
besides; in addition; also; moreover
young master; son of a high-ranking person
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree