love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
two (long cylindrical things)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
it's not like; it isn't as if
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to have meaning; to be meaningful
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to be needed; to be wanted
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest