loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
about this time; about now
headquarters; head office; main office
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
old soldier; veteran; old hand
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
muddy water; red-light district
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive