ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
jokingly; in the form of a joke
(United States of) America; USA
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
rice polishing; polished rice
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
second day of the month; two days
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to keep watch; to stand guard
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
yeast mash; yeast starter
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
foreign matter; impurities
filtration; filtering; percolation
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite