to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
waste of time; killing time
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to attack; to assault; to assail
to be silent; to say nothing
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)