communication skills; communication ability
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
impossible to do (although wants to)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to be brought to mind; to come to mind
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
succeeding; following; trailing; next
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently