drinker; person who can hold their drink
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
rural community development; rural community activation
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
incident; affair; happening; event
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
periodic; regular; routine
to rain incessantly; to downpour
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
all you want; as much as one wants
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo