to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
yearned for; longed for; missed
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
bento; Japanese box lunch
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
handrail; railing; banister
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to become red; to redden; to blush
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to fight; to exchange blows