flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
self control; self restraint
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
in succession; one by one
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
woman; female; feminine gender
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
very; much; greatly; a lot of
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
(United States of) America; USA
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
discontented element; discontented (grumbling) member
together with; same; both; all; including ...
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
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
pressure; oppression; suppression
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation