desperately; for one's dear life
looking on from afar; being a spectator
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
inside one's heart; in one's mind
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
because of; owing to; due to
even if; even though; however; no matter how
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
how many people; a number of people
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
drinking party; get-together
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
to be silent; to say nothing
perfect; complete; flawless
document; official papers
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(not so) much; (not) very