situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
single flower; one wheel; full moon
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
body; physique; build; stature
that's the way it is; such is life
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
transactions; dealings; business
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
the other day; a few days ago
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
omen; sign; notice; indication
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection