welcome; (warm) reception
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to lay aside; to set aside
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
chūhai; shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
many; numerous; various; large number of
with a friendly grin; smilingly
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
reason; cause; history; origin
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once