performance of one's official duties
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
as; because; with; due to
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
door; gate; opening; title page
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
three; three years of age
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to taste; to try (food or drink)
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
fragile article; breakables; broken article
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
being left out; being ostracized
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
infancy; childhood; tender age