to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
vintage (year, wine); vintage (car, jeans, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
since; henceforth; ever since
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
moderate; proper; just right
married woman; another's wife
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be found; to be discovered
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to wash away; to rinse off
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand