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tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy

spouse married late in life for companionship

drinking companion

Idiomatic expression

to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

drinking buddy

Idiomatic expression

to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind

to be overwhelmed; to be overawed

alcoholic drink; alcoholic beverage

no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking

drinking establishment where one drinks while standing

drinking while standing

teacup

convalescent feeding cup; spout cup

heavy drinker; tippler

to be breastfed

Abbreviation

soft drink; refreshing drink

large sake cup

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

gulping down (a drink); taking a swig of

Colloquial; From 飲み and コミュニケーション

drinking with colleagues to deepen ties; bonding over alcohol

to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

fermented milk drink (e.g. Yakult, Calpis, Calpico); lactic fermenting beverage

slow to understand; slow-witted

overdrinking; excessive drinking

drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution

health drink

to get dead drunk; to drink oneself into a stupor