to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
assertion; declaration; affirmation
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
administration (of medicine); giving medication
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
probability; likelihood; chances
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
moment by moment; hour by hour
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
place; position; location; position; standing; status
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by