to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
even more; still more; further
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
large sake cup; gulping down a drink; taking a swig at something
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
from here; from this place