once, before, formerly...

to lick, to lap, to suck...

lick, bottom card of the draw pile, tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison...

lick, bottom card of the draw pile, tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison...

shamelessly flattering, brown-nosing, licking excrement

unprecedented, never seen before

ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice

akaname, Japanese creature said to lick filth in bathrooms

to lick off, to take (something) off by licking

to lick all over, to run one's tongue over

to lick off, to take (something) off by licking

to lick all over, to run one's tongue over

flavoured miso, miso mixed with meat, vegetables...

sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster), engulfing, sweeping victory...

to lick (all) up, to lick all over, to lick clean...

to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down...

offering of the year's new rice harvest (imperial festival, October 17)

ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice

first ceremonial offering of rice by newly enthroned Emperor

banquet on the occasion of the first ceremonial offering of rice by the newly enthroned emperor

never (before)

to lick something up, to lap something up

going through thick and thin to attain one's objective, enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance

to have a bitter experience

to have a bitter experience

to drink a bitter cup, to have a bitter experience, to suffer a defeat

to undergo many hardships, to taste the bitters of life