tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to fill (a container) with (water)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
hard to get; hard to come by
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
all ages; great antiquity; eternity
majestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance; magnificent appearance
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
contest; comparison; competition
behavior; behaviour; conduct
personal; private; oneself
small number; few; minority
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
perception; sensation; awareness
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only