flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
discrimination; discernment; identification
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
sex fiend; lecher; pervert
look here; I'll tell you what
isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
about when; about what time; how soon
sovereign; emperor; monarch
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
honorific affix; honorific prefix
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
contract; compact; agreement
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)