to take a tea break / (idiomatic) to make fun of, to make light of

tea

bored to death

Short for お茶の水女子大学 (Ochanomizu Joshi Daigaku, “Ochanomizu University”).

to give an evasive answer / to be evasive, to dodge the issue, to play games / to make do

dark brown, deep brown

passive, inactive, timid

Shuri (a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) / (historical) Shuri (the capital of the Ryūkyū Kingdom)

beheading (an instance of beheading, as punishment)

tilt one's head in confusion / (idiomatic) be puzzled