one thin flat object; one sheet
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
looking depressed; long face
only; merely; but; no more than
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern