dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
suggestion; hint; implication
personal feelings; self-interest
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
political measures; policy
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
account book; register; ledger
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
shoji (paper sliding door)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
garden lantern; hanging lantern
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to throw into; to dump in together
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to set up shop; to open a store
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity