to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
taste; palate; sense of taste
having no money; lack of money
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
five (long cylindrical things)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to shake; to sway; to waver
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
large serving; large portion
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
first challenge; first try
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
Java (Indonesian island); Java coffee
to attack; to assault; to assail
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
curiosity; inquisitiveness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
the very best; excellent; superb
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to unfold; to unroll; to open