to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the way back; the way home; return trip
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
one's post; place of work; workplace
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
bringing; taking; carrying
beforehand; in advance; previously
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
place; situation; position; location
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion