fifth year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
nightlife; night amusements
execution; punishment; spanking
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
sake sold in a cup rather than a bottle; drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup
to drink up; to drain (cup)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
moderate; proper; just right
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
hateful; detestable; loathsome
sobering up; method of sobering up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement