izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
senior high school student
prohibition; inhibition; ban
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
consequence; outcome; result; blame
craving; longing; thirsting
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
junior high school student; middle school pupil
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
half and half; fifty-fifty
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
screen name; username; handle
someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
antiques; old works of art
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
principal occupation; core business
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.