area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out