both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
offensive (movement); aggression
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
baby monkey; small monkey
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to be helpful; to be useful
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
column (of data); column (used in distillation, column chromatography, etc.)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
since our last meeting; since we parted
to congratulate; to celebrate
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to attack; to assault; to assail
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)