spine; backbone; spinal column
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
bottle used for warming sake
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
thereupon; shortly thereafter
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
warming up sake; warmed sake
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
small amount; bit; smidgen
(not) even once; (not) ever
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while