misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
Non-alcoholic mixed drink
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
novel for the masses; popular fiction; pulp
drunken interaction (usu. unpleasant)
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
meeting place; assembly hall
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
body tissue; body composition