combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
war; battle; match; game; competition
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to have no chance (of succeeding)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
just because; even if; even though
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
uncle (younger than one's parent)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to get change back; to be more than enough
innumerable; countless; numberless
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close