weak point; unskillfulness
vomiting blood; hematemesis
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
the reason is ...; it is because ...
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
rather than; more ... than ...
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
employee; employer; person hiring others
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to escape death; to be saved from death
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
they; those guys; those fellows
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
different culture; foreign culture
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
seat at a table; place at a table
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to press alcohol on someone; to urge someone to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to make a speech; to address
to get dead drunk; to drink oneself into a stupor
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband