reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
traditional; conventional
Szechuan cuisine; Sichuan cuisine
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
accumulation; accumulate; store
material (data) for one's research; research material
generation; lifetime; age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through