to taste; to try (food or drink)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
for the first time in one's life
class; heading; group; category
ago; since; before; previous
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
step; stride; counter for steps
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
right in the center (centre)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
such ... as; or some such
serious look (on one's face); straight face
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential