comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to have one cup of sake after another
moderate; proper; just right
to get drunk; to become tipsy
how many people; a number of people
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
thickness; profundity; depth
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to become empty; to be emptied
a few years ago; some years back
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
beyond that point; after that
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to be absorbed in reading
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
late at night; small hours of the morning
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
one's house; one's home; one's family
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
at the last moment; this late in the game
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge