fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to spread; to be propagated
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
camping; campground; making camp
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
quotation; citation; reference
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
sphere; circle; range; category
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste