pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to collapse; to flop (onto)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
absorption; suction; attraction
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
innumerable; countless; numberless
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
feng (male Chinese firebird)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
build; physique; frame; constitution