acetobacter; acetic acid bacteria
lactic fermentation; lactic acid fermentation
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
country of origin; country of manufacture
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service
campus life; student life; life as a university student
touchdown (as in rugby, etc.)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
athlete's foot; water boatman (esp. species Hesperocorixa distanti); Asellus hilgendorfi (species of aquatic sowbug)
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
aquatic products; fisheries
animal husbandry; livestock industry
sampling a drink; tasting
rotten smell; putrid odor
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
true seal (animal); earless seal
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)