acetobacter; acetic acid bacteria
lactic fermentation; lactic acid fermentation
fermentation starter; yeast starter; seed malt
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
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
sampling a drink; tasting
rotten smell; putrid odor
true seal (animal); earless seal
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
one's (living) environment
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
rosary; string of prayer beads
without permission; without notice