to taste; to try (food or drink)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
environment; circumstance
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
sincere; earnest; serious
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
throughput; processing power
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
conscious; deliberate; intentional
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to affect; to impact; to influence
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
imperial decree; imperial edict
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
most part; greater part; majority
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
self-consciousness; self-awareness
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to bring; to take; to bring about
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer