virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
(heavy) drinker; tippler; ... drinker (e.g. merry drinker, maudlin drinker); ... drunk; liker of; fan
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
more than usual; especially; particularly
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
low (level, value, price, etc.)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica)
denghu (phonetic method of classifying Chinese finals)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
sphere; circle; range; category
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
songwriting (words and music)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
fried prawns; fried shrimp
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense