miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
sour cocktail (oft. carbonated); sour (taste)
highball; whisky and soda
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
how; in what way; by what means
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
pleasant feeling; good vibes
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
(not) even once; (not) ever
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
serious look (on one's face); straight face
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
please; somehow or other; one way or another
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to stop (plug) one's ears