to press down; to hold down; to pin down
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
abstention; nonparticipation
drinking party; get-together
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
hypo- (indicating the lowest oxidation state)
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to blow off; to be blown off
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
all you can drink; bottomless cup
to check; to stop; to keep back
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
period of time; time slot; time zone
vomiting and diarrhea (diarrhoea)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
slight intoxication; being tipsy