to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
closing time; lockup; curfew
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
technique; art; skill; move
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge