carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
strongish; somewhat strong
highball; whisky and soda
(your) choice; preference; wish
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
after a long time; for the first time in a while
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
on the occasion of; at the time of
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
just because; even if; even though
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
your husband; her husband
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to call out; to ask someone to come