in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
prohibition law; dry law; Prohibition (in the United States, 1920-1933)
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
drinking place; bar; izakaya; sake-producing area
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to sit down; to take a seat
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake