to Google; to search for information on the WWW
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
bashful; shameful; ashamed
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
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
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
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 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
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
opening a business; opening a practice
chief brewer at a sake brewery
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae)
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
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
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
salty sea breeze; salt wind
deep emotion; strong feelings
already; now; no longer; not any more
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)