drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy; (accumulated) experiences; (personal) history
while; even though; despite
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
lumping together; putting all together
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to