conviction; belief; confidence
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
and; thereupon; because of that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
sake brewer; sake brewery
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
ratio indicating the quantity of polished rice gained from a given quantity of brown rice (nowadays usually expressed as a percent)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
small; fine; detailed; stingy
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son