dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
mockery; derision; ridicule
high and low (social standing)
loving something but being very bad at it
to half-rise to one's feet
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
thunderous roar; roaring sound
wormwood (Artemisia absinthium); absinthium; absinthe wormwood; absinthe
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
devil; evil spirit; genie
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
original song; original melody
tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to shake one's head (in denial)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
practical; realistic; pragmatic
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
image; figure; figure; form; image
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to need; to demand; to take; to require