foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
polite; respectful; reverent
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
toast; congratulatory cup
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
body; physical system; (the) person
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
initial brush stroke in calligraphy
belief; faith; conviction
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
main question; real issue at hand
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that