to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
perpetual youth and longevity
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
function; facility; faculty; feature
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
well-bred; of good upbringing
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
manners; behavior; behaviour
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead