three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
longed-for; anxiously awaited
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
formal; orthodox; in earnest
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
those (near the second person)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to dance; to perform a dance
declaration; statement; assertion
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to drink up; to drain (cup)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
technical skill; ability; capacity
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
than; other than; except; but
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart