only recently; just of late
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
sampling a drink; tasting
contest; comparison; competition
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
concentration; density; cardinality
to become pale; to turn pale
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
no loss or gain; coming out even
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
land readjustment; town planning
ancient times; prehistoric times
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries
meaning; connotation; denotation
admission fee (for a museum, etc.)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
(alcoholic) cider; hard cider
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
gummy; gummi; gummi candy
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
feeling of food or drink going down the throat
food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close