helping hand; help; support; aid
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
authoritative instruction; teaching
to be kind to; to treat kindly
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
witnessing; observing; sighting
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
light; faint; pale; fleeting
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)