stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
serious; not joking; straight
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
guidance; leadership; leading the way
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to tie one on; to get drunk
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
drunk driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI; legal category based on blood alcohol content
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
driving license suspension
license; permit; licence; certificate
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic