to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
drinking straight from a bottle
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to open (one's eyes) wide
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
with these words; while saying
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
one-shō bottle (approx. 1.8 litres)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
pure rice; (of sake, vinegar, etc) made from only rice, kōji, and water; junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump