flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
warming up sake; warmed sake
warmed sake (to around forty degrees Celsius)
(another's) daughter; young lady
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to be kind to; to treat kindly
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
opening (e.g. of a bag); mouth area
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
actual profit; practical use; benefit
national character; regional character
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander