appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
one's way back; one's way home
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
refinement; elegance; grace
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
depravity; corruption; degradation
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to grow up; to become an adult
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
longed-for; anxiously awaited
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
komaru (type of playing cards)
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
core; tang (of a sword, etc.); middle of a nest of boxes
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour