versification; verse making
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
notebook; account book; register
large crowd; mass of people
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
gambling den; gambling house
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
expressing one's mind; speaking out
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
waist-high partition wall; breast wall
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
route; way; course; directions
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
customer one has never met before; first-time customer
young and energetic; up-and-coming
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
trial product; prototype model
temple juniper (Juniperus rigida); needle juniper
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty