sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
many; much; plenty; hardly
being a good listener; good listener
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
drinking party; banquet; feast
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
same village; same town; same province
toast; congratulatory cup
how many months?; how long?
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
drinking bout; merrymaking
to start slowly; to lag behind
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
bowl used for serving rice
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
in succession; one after another
considerably; greatly; a lot
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
indecent talk; dirty story