to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
confections; sweets; candy; cake
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to discuss; to talk together
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
quarrel; dispute; argument
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
returned goods; returning purchased goods
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (in an online community)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
drunkenness; intoxication
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
side effect; adverse reaction
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
legal; lawful; legitimate
just because; even if; even though
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk