aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
odor-resistant; odour-resistant
maid; helper; help; assistance
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
famous brand of sake; choice sake
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to bite off; to gnaw through
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
stuffing oneself with food; eating enough to go without food for some time