to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
professor; teaching; instruction
several years; a few years
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to teach; to take a teaching job
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
with a friendly grin; smilingly
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!