change in appearance; transformation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
inheritance; something given or received
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to taste; to try (food or drink)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
obviously; as we all know; needless to say; of course; it goes without saying
close to the wall; alongside the wall
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste