high-grade sake; fine drink
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
shoulder (of a road); berm
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
singing voice; (sound of) singing
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to boil strongly; to be excited
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely