to taste; to try (food or drink)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
not caring; not giving a damn
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
classification; categorization; sorting
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
secret information; intelligence
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
distrust; unjust suspicion
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to triumph; to be elated with success
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship