utmost limits; extremity; limit
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
real thing; original; actual
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
that is to say; so that means
all (there is); as long as there is
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
low (level, value, price, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
to get drunk; to become tipsy
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
famous brand of sake; choice sake
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
to taste; to try (food or drink)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat