tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
mobilization; mobilisation
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
underworld; underside of society
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly