heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
close; intimate; on good terms
how long; how far; how much
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
chief executive officer; CEO
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
done; just done; just finished
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
many; numerous; various; large number of
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
healthy; sound; wholesome
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
legend; folklore; tradition
deadly serious; deadly earnest
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible