(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
wild beast; wild animal; brute
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to approach; to draw near
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
such ... as; or some such
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
food and drink; eating and drinking
to do together; to share; to participate in
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party