酒

heavy drinker; toper; sot

Chemistry

tartar emetic; antimony potassium tartrate

loquat wine

warm sake (formerly drunk on the 9th day of the 9th month of the lunar calendar to ward off illness)

Proverb

even the gods drink sake; there's nothing wrong with drinking

Proverb

you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake

palm wine; coconut wine

medicinal drink made from plants steeped in mirin

sake meter value; SMV

zōjōshu; sake with added distilled alcohol, sweeteners, flavorings, etc.

Product name

Gozenshu (brand name for a sake)

Company name

Godo Shusei Co. Ltd.; Goudou Shusei

Product name

Shinluchu (apricot wine)

Proverb

it's not my fault; this red face is the alcohol's fault

lemon liqueur; limoncello

Idiomatic expression

to put new wine into old wineskins; to put new wine into old bottles

carbonated alcohols; category in liquor tax law which includes beer, happōshu and other drinks with 10% or less alcohol

Food, cooking

Cassia wine; osmanthus wine

Malaga (wine)

Idiomatic expression

to get more than one requests; to beg for water and receive wine

Law

Minor Drinking Prohibition Act

Idiomatic expression

to pour new wine into old wineskins; to give something unorthodox an orthodox presentation

Product name

Tsingtao Beer

Historical term

brothel (masked as a seller of high-quality sake)