high-grade sake; fine drink
traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shōchū and fruit wine)
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
sake (implied to be low-grade)
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
food and (alcoholic) drink
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
drinking party; banquet; feast
distilled liquor; spirits
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
(alcoholic) cider; hard cider
happōshu; (category of) low-malt beers; sparkling wine; sparkling liquor; sparkling alcohol
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop
famous brand of sake; choice sake
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
refined sake not diluted in water; undiluted sake; unblended whisky (whiskey)
utensil used for serving or drinking sake; sake drinking set
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
liquor store; sake shop; pub; heavy drinker; drunkard
alcohol and meat; food and drink
fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine)
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
yuzu liqueur; yuzu-flavored alcohol
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes; medicinal tincture
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
tartar (as formed during the fermentation of wine, etc.)
cocktail; mixed drink; blended liquor
kegs of sake; lot of sake
drinker; drinking companions
sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne
alcoholic beverage for medicinal purposes; medicinal tincture
pungent vegetables (e.g. garlic or Chinese chives) and alcohol; leeks and liquors
alcohol combined with sugar, spices, fruit, etc.
highest or finest quality sake
maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)
heavy drinking; hard drinking
liquor shop; bar; barroom
diseases and problems caused by alcohol use; harmful effects of drinking alcohol; alcoholism
lemon liqueur; limoncello
sweet sake (brewed with a higher proportion of kōji and less water); rich sweet sake; sweet liquor made by boiling egg and mirin with kudzu starch, aconite and cinnamon
Chinese alcohol; Chinese spirits
cream of tartar; potassium hydrogen tartrate
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
Cassia wine; osmanthus wine
food and (alcoholic) drink
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
kaoliang (strong distilled Chinese alcohol made from sorghum)
medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin
mandarin-flavored shochu; mandarin liqueur
praying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
Gozenshu (brand name for a sake)