without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith
each place; various places
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
drinking straight from a bottle
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
the other day; lately; recently
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
automatic; intransitive verb
unopened; with an unbroken seal
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
useless resistance; vain struggle
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation