to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
little by little; bit by bit
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to taste; to try (food or drink)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
rough sketch; design; cartoon
along; parallel to; in accordance with
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be entwined; to be involved
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)