very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
actively; energetically; heartily; enthusiastically; eagerly; frequently
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
single word; a few words; brief comment
gossip; corner of the mouth
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
very recently; in the very recent past
each; (arch.) you (plural)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
welcome; (warm) reception
late at night; small hours of the morning
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
dwelling; house; residence; address
to live; to reside; to inhabit
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
living; lifestyle; living room
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
(picture) frame; architrave (of a door, window, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)