early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
feather; plume; plumage; down
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to half-rise to one's feet
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern