chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
whispering into a person's ear
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
newcomer; initiate; rookie
guardians; parents; father and older brother
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to comfort; to console; to amuse
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
all you want; as much as one wants
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
while; during (the time when)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)