drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
everybody; every last one of them; all
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
sorry; excuse me; thank you
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she