forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
human pillar; human sacrifice
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
important post; important office; key position
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
flour; meal; powder; dust
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
round; circular; spherical
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
corpulence; fatness; obesity
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to become poor; to be poor
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)