liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
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
Edo-period bathtub heated from below
speaking voice; talking voice
to speak; to say; to vocalize
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
very small (particularly of a room or flat)
boiled and half-dried bonito
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
instead; but (on the other hand)
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
drunkenness; intoxication
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
falling down one after another (like dominoes); toppling shogi pieces (lined up in a row)
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
successive generations; successive emperors