to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
amount of sugar; sugar content
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
decision; determination; resolution
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
secret; private; surreptitious
financials; on the funding (capital) side
giving; provision; furnishing
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
dominion; territory; possession
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
country; territory; domain; realm
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret