to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to get along well with; to make a go of it
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
society; the world; the times
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
time; season; period; phase; stage
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest