blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
drinking party; banquet; feast
to talk the night away; to talk all night
manners; courtesy; etiquette
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
export; exportation; efferent
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
so; like this; in this way
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
fish-based cooking; fish dish