lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
one breath; chug!; drink!
more than enough (to drink)
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
grudge; complaint; reproach
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to drink too much and lose self-control
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
ancestor; forefather; foremother
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
relation; connection; relevance
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
just past noon; afternoon
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
proposal; offer; request; application