modest; reserved; quiet; humble
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
since when; from when; how long
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
whispering into a person's ear
close; intimate; on good terms
wicked tongue; abusive language
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
stupid girl; stupid woman
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to breathe out; to exhale
offering a cup (of sake) in return
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly