talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
Mayday (radio distress signal)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
ill will; malice; evil intent
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
boring; dull; uninteresting
to help each other; to cooperate
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming