liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
importing goods privately; private importing
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
book; volume; this; present; main; head
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with