important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
fame; popularity; reputation
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
instead; but (on the other hand)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
seasoning; flavour; flavor
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
old rice; rice remaining from the previous year's harvest
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman