earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
food and drink; eating and drinking
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
shopping; purchased goods
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
major dealer; wealthy merchant
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
(someone else's) child; child; kid
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
elegant; graceful; refined
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
degree of attention; profile