to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
guess; conjecture; surmise
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
sobering up; method of sobering up
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
long; drawn-out; very long
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
true state; actual condition; reality
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
to bury; to embed; to implant
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to rise; to erect; to get up
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
no exception; without exception; always the same
as a child; when one was a child
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)