to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
all night long; all through the night
present (brought by a visitor); gift
bringing; taking; carrying
since when; from when; how long
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
drinking party; get-together
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to have one cup of sake after another
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to become empty; to be emptied
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rise; to erect; to get up