son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
counter for choices, options, etc.
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to have a drink; to grab a drink
good humour (humor); good mood
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
brewery; distillery; winery
contest; comparison; competition
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
to be mad about; to be hooked on
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to get drunk; to become tipsy
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
one's share; one's portion
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought