of all things (days, etc.)
dung beetle; gold beetle; goldbug; maggots in faeces (feces)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
drinking bout; merrymaking
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to have one cup of sake after another
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to dye; to colour; to color
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
successively; one after another
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
workshop; studio; atelier
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
moment by moment; hour by hour
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
free alcohol; free liquor; free drinks
a considerable number; a fair number
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to order; to command; to appoint
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)