lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
successively; one after another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be transparent; to show through
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
pleasant feeling; good feeling
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to have an eye on; to zero in on
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander