non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
one's house; one's home; one's family
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to comfort; to console; to amuse
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
grand; luxurious; great; large; (arch.) very; (arch.) greatly
transfer; assignment; conveyance
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)