drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
money rules the world; rich man's world
small amount; bit; smidgen
imperfect (superficial) knowledge
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to follow advice; to act upon advice
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
business ability; business acumen
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent