sake tasting; wine tasting
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
taste; palate; sense of taste
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
investigator; one who seeks the way
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
the same rank; equality; apposition
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
quite; utterly; really; completely
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
one's own property; possessions
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life