fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
drinking party; banquet; feast
distilled liquor; spirits
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
happōshu; low-malt beer-like beverage; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
famous brand of sake; choice sake
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
canteen; post exchange; PX
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
wine shop; liquor store; pub; heavy drinker
to enjoy a good drink (esp. celebrating victory)
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
doburoku (unrefined sake)
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
food and (alcoholic) drink
to tie one on; to get drunk
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
alcohol and meat; food and drink
fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine); old alcohol
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
brewing; distilling; wine-making
seller of high-quality sake; (Meiji or Taisho era) brothel
tartar (as formed during the fermentation of wine, etc.)
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
brewer; distiller; vintner
sake that has been kept in a wooden cask; cask sake; barreled sake
yuzu liqueur; yuzu-flavored alcohol
dish of pickled skipjack tuna entrails sometimes mixed with sake, honey, mirin and onions (specialty of Kochi Prefecture)
drunk driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI; legal category based on blood alcohol content
huangjiu; undistilled Chinese alcohol made of fermented grains
temperance; sobriety; moderation in drink
kegs of sake; lot of sake
cocktail; mixed drink; blended liquor
pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol; leeks and liquors
yeast mash; yeast starter
sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne
highest or finest quality sake
drinker; drinking companions
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes
fine wines and prized delicacies
brewery; distillery; winery
alcohol combined with sugar, spices, fruit, etc.
sake (implied to be low-grade)
maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)
ginjō sake with no added alcohol
traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)
miscellaneous liquors (alcohol tax category); alcohol other than sake, shōchū, mirin, beer, etc.
liquor shop; bar; barroom
cream of tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
Chinese alcohol; Chinese spirits
potassium bitartrate; potassium hydrogen tartrate; cream of tartar
medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
drinking establishment; bar
(nights of) fun, food, and drink; bright-light district; nightlife district
high-grade sake; good sake
food and (alcoholic) drink
consumption of alcohol (as prohibited by one of the Buddhist precepts); Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol
bringing pungent vegetables or liquor inside the temple is prohibited
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
carbonated alcohols; category in liquor tax law which includes beer, happōshu and other drinks with 10% or less alcohol
praying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking
zōjōshu; sake with added distilled alcohol, sweeteners, flavorings, etc.
mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)
rice for sake brewing; brewers' rice
alcohol which must be drunk as a punishment (e.g. for losing a contest or arriving late)
being ready to drink sake by the keg; drinking like a fish
cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest)