to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to become better; to improve
to grow angry; to display one's anger
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to be filled to bursting; to burst
play equipment; playground equipment
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
aggression; invasion; raid
different culture; foreign culture
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to learn something through hearing
suited figure; person in a suit
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
young commander; young leader; young master
twice; again; second time
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
willpower; energy; vitality
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
drinking bout; merrymaking
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to smash; to break into pieces
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping