to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
on the occasion of; at the time of
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to have a meal; to take a meal
how many people; a number of people
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
care; precaution; guarding; caution
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly