full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)
embodiment; realization; materialization
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
area under direct control (of the shogun)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
common front; united front
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
spraying; sprayer; atomizer; atomiser
to be chipped; to be nicked
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
authority; power; influence
impression given by a painting or image
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus