Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2012
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| “Drinking vessel,” and the 10th month of the Chinese calendar, when grains were harvested. | “Alcohol.” A vital ingredient of almost all Japanese beverage names. | …except “shochu,” which employs this variant. |
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| “To pour sake.” Blend of “alcohol” and “ladle” radicals. Also refers to young geisha. | “To get drunk.” Aptly made up of radicals for “alcohol” and “collapse.” | “To sober up,” “to awaken,” or “to be disillusioned”—or all three at once… |
