food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have one cup of sake after another
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
arrogant; haughty; insolent
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
pair (esp. of folding screens)
being all smiles with joy
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time