grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
cushion; pillow; mattress
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
cooking; food preparation
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
another; different; something else
it's no joke; gimme a break!
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
thin rice gruel; rice water
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
disturbance; perturbation; derangement