place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
how; in what way; by what means
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
by myself; in person; by oneself
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
abstruseness; abstruse word
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
drinking directly (from bottle, can, flask, canteen, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
and; thereupon; because of that
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
in this way; thus; such; uh...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to talk to oneself; to mutter
risky; dangerous; insecure
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly