► 副詞
ぐいぐい [(1)ぐいぐい] [coll] meaning: drink rank: 2
☆ 彼はビールをグイグイ飲んだ ⇨ He chugged his beer
ごくごく [(1)ごくごく] [coll] meaning: drink rank: 3
☆ 彼は牛乳をごくごく飲んだ ⇨ He gulped down milk (☛ The sound of gulping)
がぶがぶ [(1)がぶがぶ] [coll] meaning: drink rank: 4
☆ 彼は水をがぶがぶ飲んだ ⇨ He gulped down water (☛ The sound of gulping)
► 動詞
呑む [(1)のむ] meaning: drink rank: 1
☆ 彼は酒を呑むのが好きだ ⇨ He likes to drink alcohol (☛ An alternative kanji for 飲む. Often used in literary expressions)
飲む [(1)のむ] meaning: drink rank: 1
☆ 彼は酒を飲むのが好きだ ⇨ He likes to drink alcohol
乾杯 [かんぱい] [乾杯する] meaning: drink rank: 2
☆ 彼女の誕生日を祝って皆で乾杯した ⇨ We had a toast celebrating her birthday
飲み干す [(3)のみほす] meaning: drink rank: 3
☆ 彼は盃を一気に飲み干した ⇨ He downed the entire cup in one swig
禁酒 [きんしゅ] [禁酒する] meaning: drink rank: 4
☆ 彼は病気で禁酒している ⇨ He is staying away from alcohol because of illness (☛ Usually stop drinking only temporarily)
節酒 [せっしゅ] [節酒する] meaning: drink rank: 4
☆ 彼は医者に節酒することを勧められた ⇨ He was recommended by his doctor to reduce alcohol (☛ Cut down alcohol consumption)
飲み明かす [(4)のみあかす] meaning: drink rank: 4
☆ 週末彼は友達と飲み明かした ⇨ He drank all night with friends during the weekend (☛ Drink all night)
飲み歩く [(4)のみあるく] meaning: drink rank: 4
☆ 彼は毎晩飲み歩いている ⇨ He is bar-hopping every night (☛ Literally “drink walk”, but doesn’t mean “drink while walking”, and rather means go bar-hopping)
引っ掛ける [(4)ひっかける] [coll] meaning: drink rank: 4
☆ 帰りに一杯ひっかけようか ⇨ Let’s go have a drink after work (☛ Drink alcohol)
► 成句
行ける口 [いけるくち] [coll] meaning: drink rank: 3
☆ 彼女はいける口だ ⇨ She can hold liquor. She likes alcohol
► 名詞
飲み物 [(3)のみもの] meaning: drink rank: 1
☆ 飲み物は何が良い？ ⇨ What is a good drink for you? What do you want to drink?
飲料 [(1)いんりょう] [liter] meaning: drink rank: 2
☆ 炭酸飲料 ⇨ Carbonated drinks. Sodas
☆ 飲料水 ⇨ Drinking water
乾杯 [かんぱい] meaning: drink rank: 2
☆ 乾杯！ ⇨ Dry your glass! Bottoms up!
一気 [(1)いっき] [coll] meaning: drink rank: 3
☆ 一気、一気、一気 ⇨ Bottoms up, bottoms up, bottoms up (☛ Literally means “one breath”)
一気飲み [いっきのみ] [coll] meaning: drink rank: 3
☆ 彼は一気飲みをして急性アルコール中毒で死亡した ⇨ He emptied an entire bottle in one go and died from acute alcohol poisoning (☛ Drink an entire glass or bottle of alcohol in one go)
一杯 [(1)いっぱい] [一杯やる] meaning: drink rank: 3
☆ 一杯やろうよ ⇨ Let’s have a drink
自棄飲み [やけのみ] [自棄飲みする] meaning: drink rank: 4
☆ 彼は彼女に振られて自棄飲みした ⇨ He got dumped by her and binge-drank