status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
high-class restaurant; high-end store
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
the very best; excellent; superb
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
item; article; dish; course; finest item
shellfish; seashell; shell
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to take a picture; to take a photo
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to rock; to shake; to swing
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog