This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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しゃく
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol
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意を酌む

意をくむ、意を汲む
いをくむ
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
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酌量

しゃくりょう
consideration; pardon
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斟酌

しん酌
しんしゃく
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
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未練未酌

みれんみしゃく
regret and sympathy; having lingering attachment and sympathy toward someone
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晩酌

ばんしゃく
drink at home with the evening meal; dinner-time drink
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媒酌人

媒妁人
ばいしゃくにん
matchmaker; go-between
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媒酌

ばいしゃく
matchmaking
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独酌

どくしゃく
drinking alone; solitary drinking
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浅酌低唱

せんしゃくていしょう
getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune