potentiality; dormancy; latency
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
unexpectedly; surprisingly
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
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
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
to be jealous; to be envious
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
justice; fairness; impartiality
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
mental derangement; madness; insanity
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
way (of doing); manner; method; means
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
the way back; the way home; return trip