to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sense of smell; olfaction
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
core; core; hardcore; all-out
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
the scruff or nape of the neck
largest ever; biggest; record
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
capacity; volume; capacitance
explosion; rupture; break off
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to burst (open); to break; to split
war; battle; match; game; competition