bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
briskly; quickly; promptly
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to complain; to make a complaint
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
friendly relations; social relations; social life
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)