guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
piece; fragment; one (object)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
to approach; to draw near
outsider; someone outside of a group
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to push aside; to brush aside
to boost; to force up; to push up
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
person of culture; cultured person
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
what do you want?; can I help you?
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding