high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
killing time; staving off boredom
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
commuter pass; season ticket
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
distilled liquor; spirits
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
clothier; Western clothes' shop
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition