assistance; backing; reinforcements
don't worry; no worries; never mind
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
street at night; making a night journey
the imperial family or household
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
wise saying; famous saying
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
the place for; the time for; the level of
household; home; family; housekeeping
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
temporary truce; ceasefire
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
more than enough (to drink)
famous brand of sake; choice sake
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
the opposite sex; isomerism