futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
banging around (e.g. in a fight)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
married woman; another's wife
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
gelato; Italian-style ice cream
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
drinking straight from a bottle
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
half-sibling (with a different mother)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory