old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
treasuring something of value
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
comparatively; relatively
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
archipelago; group of islands
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
action of making something; -ification
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
transport; transportation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
negotiations; discussions; connection