highest grade; superlative degree
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to overdo; to do too much
to give directions; to issue instructions
to make one's rounds; to patrol
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
apparently; appears to be
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of