to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
price; cost; value; worth; value
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
(written) contract; agreement
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
capital; funds; seed money; asset
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
colouring; coloring; colorant
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
increase (in an amount of money)
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
being too late; losing one's final chance
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
being forced to commit seppuku; to be forced to bear responsibility and resign from one's position
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain