prohibition; inhibition; ban
sampling a drink; tasting
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
perception; sensing; noticing
to find out; to discover; to locate
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment