pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
cut end; section; opening; slit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
meditation; contemplation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to begin; to set about; to start
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to taste; to try (food or drink)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible