outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
every person; each one; everybody
to engage in lively conversation
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to become better; to improve
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
drinking bout; merrymaking
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop; hotel (in China)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
since; henceforth; ever since
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
one's figure during sleep
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
older sister; elder sister
illegitimate child; secret love child