table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
chairman of board of directors
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
relation; connection; relevance
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
every place; various places
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
how can (one) do something
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin