three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
to start; to begin; to commence
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws
double-dipping (a food item in sauce)
crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus); Oriental honey buzzard; pern
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
(in an) emergency; (for) unexpected circumstances
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
to concede defeat; to surrender; (lit.) to take one's hat off (to somebody)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
failure teaches success; failure is a stepping-stone to success
way of taking (a pill); way of drinking
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
having gone too far to turn back
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
needing to be done; requiring a response
melt-in-the-mouth feeling
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to be full of pride; to be boastful
entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
maid headdress (e.g. white Alice band covered with lace)