hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to straighten up; to sit upright
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit