stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to taste; to try (food or drink)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to drink up; to drain (cup)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
aging; wearing out; deterioration
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
while; during (the time when)
silence; stillness; quietness
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
genius; prodigy; natural gift
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
ultimate; final; last; eventual