neat and clean; tidy; trim
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
near oneself; close to one; familiar
successively; one after another
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
naturally; of course; understandably
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
drinking bout; merrymaking
only; merely; but; no more than
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
drinking party; get-together
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)