firmly; solidly; heartily
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
dried squid; dried cuttlefish
inquiry about another's well-being
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
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 just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
incessant working; working non-stop
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
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
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
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
gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
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
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude