shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
practice by repetition; learning by rote
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
more than enough (to drink)
famous brand of sake; choice sake
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
the opposite sex; isomerism
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
rural community development; rural community activation
to be plump; to be chubby