chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
delusion; trick of the imagination
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
question; inquiry; enquiry
clear; precise; definite; distinct
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
story; tale; talk; discussion
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
that; the matter in question
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank