to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to taste; to try (food or drink)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
strategist; tactician; schemer
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
memory; sense; experience
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
ability; capability; skill
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to intend; to be sure that
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to check; to stop; to keep back
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
cold reception; inhospitality