last week; the week before
story; tale; talk; discussion
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
varsika (meditation retreat; usu. for 90 days starting on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
people; citizens; subjects; folk
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
myself; yourself; I; me; you
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to say; to tell; to state; to do
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(social) position; status
that is to say; so that means
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
instead; but (on the other hand)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...