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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白酒

パイチュウ
baijiu (distilled Chinese alcohol, made from fermented grains)
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酒槽

さかぶね、しゅそう
sake cask; sake tun
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温め酒

暖め酒
あたためざけ、ぬくめざけ
warm sake (formerly drunk on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar to ward off illness)
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馬乳酒

ばにゅうしゅ
kumis; kumiss; koumiss; fermented mare's milk
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酒浸し

さけびたし、さかびたし
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
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年酒

ねんしゅ
drinks to celebrate the New Year (sake, wine, etc.)
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日本酒度

にほんしゅど
sake meter value; SMV
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二級酒

にきゅうしゅ
second-grade alcohol
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酒食

しゅしょく
food and (alcoholic) drink
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和酒

わしゅ
traditional Japanese alcohol (primarily sake, but also shochu and fruit wine)