draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
drinking bout; merrymaking
Japanese ball game similar to pinball
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
experimental stage; experimental phase
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to cease; to stop; to be over
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
it's been a long time; long time no see
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
crystalline lens (of the eye)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
imprudent (misguided) fellow
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
in case of; at that time; at this time
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing