appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
inside one's heart; in one's mind
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
conference room; council room
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
leopardess; female leopard
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
what time; (lit.) which hour
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
close; intimate; on good terms
drinking party; get-together
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
confused; flustered; at a loss
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to become empty; to be emptied
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
unpredictability; element of surprise