byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
man fit for the post; right person
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
hastily made; improvised preparation
cylindrical slab of meat on a single bone (oft. depicted in manga, anime, etc.); cartoon meat
laughing foolishly; cackling
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum
than; other than; except; but
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
dried squid; dried cuttlefish
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
incessant working; working non-stop
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); liquor; alcohol
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly