state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
though; even if; whether ... or ...
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to be at a loss for words
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
toast; congratulatory cup
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
one's younger sister and her husband
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
5th day of the month; five days
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable