to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
commitment; pledge; promise
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
merciful heart; compassion; mercy; benevolence
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to write down; to record; to register
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
drinking alone; solitary drinking
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
talent for poetry; poetic genius
(arch.) to allocate; to compose (poetry, etc.)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to carry out one's mission
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth