fully prepared; all ready
schedule; program; programme; agenda
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to commit a robbery; to burgle
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be opposite; to face each other
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
calamity; misfortune; disaster
feeling chilly after taking a bath
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to backfire; to have a harmful result
drinking bout; merrymaking
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
good humour (humor); good mood
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
to be embarrassed; to lose face
wide difference; a world of difference
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
professor; teaching; instruction
origin; beginning; source; rise
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
the very start; the very beginning
the West; the Occident; Western countries