pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
prudence; discretion; thought
violent emotion; passion; fury
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
living a quiet life in seclusion away from the masses
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
young girl; lass; adolescent female
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter