to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
shaoxingjiu (Chinese alcohol made from rice or glutinous millet)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
yeast mash; yeast starter
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
calm; composed; cool; quiet
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
double; twice (as much); twofold
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
good humour (humor); good mood
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sincere; honest; faithful
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
under the influence of alcohol