distilled liquor; spirits
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
single word; a few words; brief comment
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
long time; several hours; long spell
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
strong pressure; heavy pressure
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
special training; intensive training; crash course
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
long ago; a long time ago; already
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
hiding one's embarrassment
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge