second; number two; runner-up
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
at once; immediately; right now
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
one eye; one of one's eyes
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
window-gazing; window-shopping
way; method; means; resource; course
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
planned; scheduled; systematic
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
troublesome; annoying; complicated
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to sell off; to sell completely
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
business rival; professional jealousy