to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Niigata (city, prefecture)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
honorific/polite/humble prefix
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
food and drink; eating and drinking
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the matter in question
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey