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- noun A traditional sweet nutritious low
alcohol drink fromJapan , made fromfermented rice .
Etymologies
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Examples
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'Amail' The shrilling call of the seller of amazake, sweet rice wine.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877
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Sawako is happy Shota enjoyed amazake for the first time, but he informs her that she's witnessed several of his "first times."
Anime Nano! 2010
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Although Shota doesn't usually like amazake, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to loosen up.
Anime Nano! 2010
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Sawako is happy Shota enjoyed amazake for the first time, but he informs her that she's witnessed several of his "first times."
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Although Shota doesn't usually like amazake, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to loosen up.
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Meanwhile, Ryuu gets tired of waiting around and decides to go get some amazake before heading home.
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Merely "average" foods include amazake, agave nectar and spelt.
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I went to Meiji Jinja (the biggest shrine in Tokyo - along with the throngs of everyone elseã€ã ‚ ã „ ã˜ã˜ã ‚ "ã˜ã ‚ ƒã€æ˜Žæ²»ç¥žç¤¾) haha and afterwards drank a cup of sweet wine (amazake （㠂 ã¾ã-ã'ã€ç" ˜é … 'ï¼ ‰ - which isn't not wine at all since there's virtually no alcohol content) to symbolically signify "coming of age."
MIT Admissions 2009
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A sweet and slightly alcoholic drink made from cooked rice and koji. Commonly sold by street vendors in Japan.
March 10, 2007