teacup / rice bowl

items that come in pairs / sets of furniture etc.

to buy / to value, to appreciate, to have a high opinion of someone / to provoke someone, to stir

buying, shopping

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

teacup, rice bowl

facing, opposed / pair, duo, dyad

versus

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness