bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
no exception; without exception; always the same
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to catch the eye; to attract attention
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
exemplar; model; example; pattern
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
powerful person; influential person
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
one cause; one reason; one factor
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
trouble; bother; annoyance
being too late; losing one's final chance
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting