precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
baton (of command); order; command; direction
business; trade; operations; sales
I appreciate your efforts
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
drinking bout; merrymaking
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
university student; college student
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at work; in the midst of work; working
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be free; to be available
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
battlefield; battleground
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
pink sea milkwort (Glaux maritima var. obtusifolia)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
rest; break; recess; intermission
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to work straight through without stopping
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
tedious; boring; being fed up with