to keep (a person) waiting
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to have one cup of sake after another
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
carving; engraving; sculpture
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
word game; wordplay; playing with words
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
occupation; calling; livelihood
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be in the process of being ...
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
repeat; repeating; repeat (broadcast); rerun; repeat sign; repeat consumption
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
calculated; premeditated; considered
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous