therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
guess; speculation; supposition
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
doing whatever one pleases
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
well-bred; of good upbringing
medium; mediocrity; average
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
by all means; by all costs
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to be relieved; to feel relieved
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
advanced level; high grade; senior
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box