sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
two-top (soccer formation); formation with two forwards at the front line
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
process; course; mechanism
very much; very many; more and more
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
trackless; reckless; dissipated
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to leave word; to leave a message
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
(social) class; rank; grade