to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
February; second month of the lunar calendar
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to put into the mouth; to eat
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
until now; so far; up to the present
all night; throughout the night
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
tide; current; tendency; trend
sincere; honest; faithful
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
opinion; point of view; visual point
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
work; business; company; study
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front