sampling a drink; tasting
contest; comparison; competition
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to become pale; to turn pale
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
no loss or gain; coming out even
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
tessellated; grid-shaped; grid-like
land readjustment; town planning
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
sugidama; ball made from sprigs of Japanese cedar, traditionally hung in the eaves of sake breweries
meaning; connotation; denotation
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
gummi; gummi candy; gummi drop
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
heavy rotation; frequently broadcasting or listening to the same music; frequently wearing the same outfit
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else