field; sphere; realm; division; branch
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
participation; joining; entry
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to start; to begin; to commence
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
throat; important part; vital area
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
concentration; density; cardinality
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
durability; persistence; stamina; endurance; staying power
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to get drunk; to become tipsy
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth