joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
boar meat hot pot; boar stew
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
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 accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
showing one's face in public; facing another person
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to express (in words); to confess
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)