sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
to grow up; to become an adult
main question; real issue at hand
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to run out (e.g. of the room)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
superstition; superstitious belief
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
fresco; mural; wall painting
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan