premature joy; short-lived elation
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
lately; recently; nowadays
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
homogenization (e.g. milk)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
stylization; to stylize; to conventionalize
much less; to say nothing of
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
Victoria (Seychelles); Victoria (Australia)
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
letting (someone) die without helping
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life