brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
prohibition; inhibition; ban
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
expression; look; countenance; face
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
equality; impartiality; evenness
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
one's family; family member
old couple; elderly couple
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
Thunberg spirea; Spirea thunbergii