purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
spirit; heart; disposition
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
please (give me); please (do for me)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
meaning; significance; sense
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
I see; that's right; indeed