another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
domestic affairs; internal administration
in the end; at the end of the day
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation
impression given by a painting or image
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
ago; since; before; previous
chief brewer at a sake brewery
opening a business; opening a practice
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
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
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)
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.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
food; food products; foodstuffs
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
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
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
perfect; complete; flawless
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous