appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
effervescence; fizziness; foamability
distilled liquor; spirits
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
site; point on a map; spot
to comfort; to console; to amuse
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to raise one's voice; to shout
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
warp; curvature; curve; arch
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
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