Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 11, 2011 18:25
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Japanese term
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Native in: English 
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鋭い
Japanese to English
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Food & Drink
Sake
In a rice sake description, it says it has a "鋭い切れ味" -- Looks like 切れ味 is "bite," but ALC lists 鋭い as both sharp/acute and subtle/sensitive, which to me seem like opposites. What would fit best in this case? The drink is Jokigen (常きげん（日本酒）).
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Sharp (and/or crispy)
I think the 鋭い切れ味 describes a dry personality of rice sakes. It will be the way the Japanese express the dryness of a sake. "Sharp and crispy are used to describe dry white wines that have similar characteristics to dry sakes. They may work for the sake like Jokigen.
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-10-11 19:22:28 GMT)
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In other words, the "鋭い切れ" is trying to convey the dryness of the sake. It means literally "very sharp like a knife." Does this make sense?
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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-10-12 04:31:57 GMT)
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Correction: crisp, not crispy.
Thanks Shannon.
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-10-11 19:22:28 GMT)
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In other words, the "鋭い切れ" is trying to convey the dryness of the sake. It means literally "very sharp like a knife." Does this make sense?
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Note added at 10 hrs (2011-10-12 04:31:57 GMT)
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Correction: crisp, not crispy.
Thanks Shannon.
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Comment: "Thanks! I used "crisp.""
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