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Variations:
駆けつけ三杯
駆け付け三杯

 kaketsukesanbai
    かけつけさんばい
three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink

Variations:
鬼殺し
鬼ころし
鬼ごろし

 onikoroshi(鬼殺shi, 鬼koroshi); onigoroshi(鬼殺shi, 鬼goroshi)
    おにころし(鬼殺し, 鬼ころし); おにごろし(鬼殺し, 鬼ごろし)
strong sake; firewater; rotgut

Variations:
わさび漬け
山葵漬け
山葵漬

 wasabizuke
    わさびづけ
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees

Variations:
上げる
騰げる(sK)

 ageru(p); ageru(sk)
    あげる(P); アゲる(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) (See 手を上げる・1,挙げる・9) (ant: 下げる・2) to raise; to elevate; (transitive verb) (2) to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); (transitive verb) (3) (occ. 騰げる in ref. to price) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); (transitive verb) (4) to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest); (transitive verb) (5) (polite language) (kana only) to give; (transitive verb) (6) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college); (transitive verb) (7) to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve; (transitive verb) (8) (See 挙げる・11) to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain; (transitive verb) (9) to promote (someone); (transitive verb) (10) to complete; to finish; (transitive verb) (11) (See 声を上げる・1,挙げる・10) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (transitive verb) (12) to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up; (transitive verb) (13) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (transitive verb) (14) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (transitive verb) (15) to praise; to commend; to flatter; (transitive verb) (16) to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs; (transitive verb) (17) to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class); (transitive verb) (18) to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post; (transitive verb) (19) (colloquialism) (esp. as アゲる) to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood; (v1,vi) (20) (of the tide) to come in; to rise; (v1,vi) (21) {finc} to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices); (v1,vi,vt) (22) to vomit; to throw up; (aux-v,v1) (23) (kana only) (polite language) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (suf,v1) (24) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 作り上げる・1) to complete ...; (suf,v1) (25) (humble language) (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility) (See 申し上げる・2) to humbly do ...

Variations:
木槽天秤しぼり
木槽天秤搾り

 kibunetenbinshibori
    きぶねてんびんしぼり
(obsolete) (sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole

Variations:
酒処
酒どころ
酒所(rK)

 sakedokoro; sakadokoro(rk)
    さけどころ; さかどころ(rk)
(1) (See 居酒屋) drinking place; bar; izakaya; (2) sake-producing area

Variations:
お神酒
御神酒
大御酒(rK)

 omiki
    おみき
(1) (See 神酒) sacred wine; sacred sake; sake offered to the gods; (2) (joc) sake

Variations:
屁理屈
へ理屈
屁理窟(rK)

 herikutsu
    へりくつ
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

Variations:
柳樽
家内喜多留(ateji)

 yanagidaru
    やなぎだる
lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)

Variations:
澄まし
清まし
清し

清汁

 sumashi
    すまし
(1) (澄まし, 清まし, 清し, 洗 only) (See お澄まし・1) primness; prim person; (2) (abbreviation) (See すまし汁) clear soup; (3) (澄まし, 清まし, 清し, 洗 only) water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

Variations:
玉箒
玉帚
玉ははき
玉ばはき

 tamahahaki(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉hahaki); tamabahaki(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉bahaki)
    たまははき(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉ははき); たまばはき(玉箒, 玉帚, 玉ばはき)
(1) broom (esp. one for sweeping a silkworm-raising room on the first Day of the Rat of the New Year); (2) (See 箒草) plant used for constructing brooms (e.g. kochia); (3) liquor; alcohol; sake

Variations:
粕取り
糟取り
かす取り(sK)

 kasutori
    かすとり
(1) shōchū made from sake lees; (2) low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)

Variations:
お猪口になる
御猪口になる(sK)

 ochokoninaru
    おちょこになる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to be blown inside out (of an umbrella); to become (the shape of) a sake cup

Variations:
お積り
お積もり
御積り
御積もり

 otsumori
    おつもり
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

Variations:
ぐい呑み
ぐい飲み
ぐい呑(io)

 guinomi
    ぐいのみ
(1) large sake cup; (noun, transitive verb) (2) gulping down (a drink); taking a swig of

Variations:
ゆず味噌
柚味噌
柚子みそ(sK)

 yuzumiso; yumiso(柚味噌)
    ゆずみそ; ゆみそ(柚味噌)
(1) {food} (esp. ゆずみそ) (See 練り味噌) miso with sugar, sake, yuzu juice and skin; (2) {food} (esp. ゆみそ) hollowed out yuzu stuffed with miso and yuzu juice then baked

Variations:

爲(oK)
為め(io)

 tame
    ため
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) (See 為に・1) good; advantage; benefit; welfare; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) sake; purpose; objective; aim; (n,adv) (3) (kana only) consequence; result; effect; (n,adv) (4) (kana only) affecting; regarding; concerning

Variations:
白物
白モノ(sK)
白もの(sK)

 shiromono; shiromono(sk)
    しろもの; シロモノ(sk)
(1) (abbreviation) (See 白物家電) white goods; large household electrical appliances; whiteware; (2) (archaism) (secret language of court ladies) salt; tofu; white sake

Variations:
屁理屈
へ理屈(sK)
屁理窟(sK)

 herikutsu
    へりくつ
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

Variations:
鉄火味噌
鉄火みそ
てっか味噌(sK)

 tekkamiso
    てっかみそ
{food} miso, fried soybeans and vegetables seasoned with sake and sugar

Variations:
上げる
挙げる
揚げる

 ageru
    あげる
(transitive verb) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (transitive verb) (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (transitive verb) (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to land (a boat); (transitive verb) (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (transitive verb) (6) to show someone (into a room); (transitive verb) (7) (上げる only) (polite language) (kana only) to give; (transitive verb) (8) to send someone (away); (transitive verb) (9) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; (transitive verb) (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; (transitive verb) (11) (See 声を上げる・1) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (transitive verb) (12) to earn (something desirable); (transitive verb) (13) to praise; (transitive verb) (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (transitive verb) (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (transitive verb) (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (transitive verb) (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (transitive verb) (18) (揚げる only) (kana only) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (transitive verb) (19) (上げる only) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (transitive verb) (20) to bear (a child); (transitive verb) (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1,vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1,vi,vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v,v1) (24) (kana only) (polite language) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (suf,v1) (25) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 作り上げる・1) to complete ...; (suf,v1) (26) (humble language) (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility) (See 申し上げる・2) to humbly do ...

Variations:
振る舞い酒
振舞い酒
ふるまい酒
振舞酒

 furumaizake
    ふるまいざけ
sake offered to someone; treat of sake

Variations:
冷やおろし
冷卸
冷や卸し
冷卸し
冷や卸

 hiyaoroshi
    ひやおろし
sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn without a second pasteurization

Variations:
お神酒上がらぬ神はない
御神酒上がらぬ神はない

 omikiagaranukamihanai
    おみきあがらぬかみはない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking

Variations:
小異を捨てて大同につく
小異を捨てて大同に就く

 shouiosutetedaidounitsuku / shoiosutetedaidonitsuku
    しょういをすててだいどうにつく
(exp,v5k) to overlook minor differences for the sake of the common good

Variations:
利き酒
きき酒
利酒
聞き酒
聞酒
唎き酒
唎酒

 kikizake
    ききざけ
sake tasting; wine tasting

Variations:
お積り
お積もり
御積り(sK)
御積もり(sK)

 otsumori
    おつもり
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

Variations:








酒盃(iK)

 sakazuki(p); sakazuki; uki(盞)
    さかずき(P); さかづき; うき(盞)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

Variations:
気付け薬
気つけ薬
気付薬(sK)
きつけ薬(sK)

 kitsukegusuri
    きつけぐすり
(1) restorative; stimulant; pick-me-up; tonic; smelling salts; (2) (colloquialism) alcohol; sake

Variations:
練り味噌
練りみそ
練味噌(sK)
煉り味噌(sK)

 nerimiso
    ねりみそ
{food} miso mixed with sugar and sake, thickened by stirring over low heat

Variations:
お神酒上がらぬ神はない
御神酒上がらぬ神はない(sK)

 omikiagaranukamihanai
    おみきあがらぬかみはない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking

Variations:
冷や酒と親の意見は後できく
冷や酒と親の意見は後で効く

 hiyazaketooyanoikenhaatodekiku / hiyazaketooyanoikenhatodekiku
    ひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake

Variations:
きちがい水
気違い水
キチガイ水(sK)
気狂い水(sK)

 kichigaimizu
    きちがいみず
(colloquialism) alcohol; sake; demon drink

Variations:
澄まし
清まし(rK)
清し(rK)
洗(rK)
清汁(sK)

 sumashi
    すまし
(1) (See おすまし・1) primness; putting on airs; prim person; (2) (abbreviation) (also written as 清汁) (See すまし汁) clear soup; (3) water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

Variations:
絞りかす
搾りかす
絞り粕
搾り粕
しぼり粕
絞り滓
搾り滓
しぼり滓

 shiborikasu
    しぼりかす
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff

Variations:
幽庵焼き
柚庵焼き
幽庵焼(sK)
柚庵焼(sK)
ゆうあん焼き(sK)

 yuuanyaki / yuanyaki
    ゆうあんやき
{food} yūanyaki; grilled fish marinated in soy sauce, mirin, sake and citrus

Variations:
粕漬け
粕漬
糟漬け(rK)
糟漬(rK)
かす漬け(sK)
かす漬(sK)

 kasuzuke
    かすづけ
{food} fish or vegetables pickled in sake lees

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