to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
perfect; complete; flawless
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
food; food products; foodstuffs
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
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.)
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 discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
opening a business; opening a practice
chief brewer at a sake brewery
ago; since; before; previous
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
impression given by a painting or image
sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
in the end; at the end of the day
domestic affairs; internal administration