| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n amount of drinking | 飲水量 |
| gen. | being ordered by one's doctor to give up such habits as drinking, smoking, overeating, etc. | ドクター・ストップ |
| gen. | being ordered by one's doctor to give up such habits as drinking, smoking, overeating, etc. | ドクターストップ |
| gen. | n binge drinking | 酒浸し |
| gen. | n binge drinking | 酒浸り |
| obs. | n boiled drinking water | 漿 |
| obs. | n boiled drinking water | 煮御水 |
| tech. | bottled drinking water | 瓶詰飲料水 (びんづめいんりょうすい) |
| gen. | n cheap drinking spot | 一杯飲屋 (pub, tavern, etc.) |
| gen. | n cheap drinking spot | 一杯呑屋 (pub, tavern, etc.) |
| gen. | n cheap drinking spot | 一杯飲み屋 (pub, tavern, etc.) |
| food.ind. | cheap eating and drinking place | 赤ちょうちん |
| food.ind. | cheap eating and drinking place | 赤提灯 |
| gen. | n communicating through drinking together | 飲みニュケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション |
| gen. | n communicating through drinking together | 飲みニケーション |
| gen. | n communicating through drinking together | ノミュニケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション |
| gen. | n communicating through drinking together | ノミニケーション |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | 飲みニュケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | 飲みニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | ノミュニケーション from 飲み and コミュニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| gen. | n communicating while drinking | ノミニケーション (usu. with colleagues) |
| gen. | n continuous drinking | 酒浸し |
| gen. | n continuous drinking | 酒浸り |
| tech. | cooler and drinking fountain | 冷却器付吹上水飲器 (れいきゃくきつきふきあげみずのみき) |
| gen. | n daily drinking | 酒浸し |
| gen. | n daily drinking | 酒浸り |
| humor. | n day off drinking | 休肝日 pun on 休館日 |
| gen. | n vs drinking alcohol | 飲酒 news1 nf16 (sake) |
| gen. | n drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other | 相酌 |
| gen. | n drinking alone | 手酌酒 |
| gen. | n vs drinking alone | 独酌 |
| gen. | n vs drinking and carousing together | 会飲 |
| gen. | n adj-no yoji drinking and eating too much | 暴飲暴食 |
| gen. | n vs drinking and vomiting | 呑吐 |
| slang | n drinking at home | 宅呑み (as opposed to going out) |
| slang | n drinking at home | 宅飲み (as opposed to going out) |
| slang | n drinking at home | 自宅飲み (as opposed to going out) |
| slang | n drinking at home | 家飲み (as opposed to going out) |
| gen. | n drinking at home | 部屋飲み |
| gen. | n drinking bout | 酒盛 |
| gen. | n drinking bout | 酒盛り news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n drinking bout | 酒宴 |
| gen. | n one's drinking capacity | 酒量 news2 nf40 |
| gen. | n drinking companion | 飲仲間 |
| gen. | n drinking companion | 飲み仲間 |
| gen. | n drinking companions | 酒徒 |
| gen. | drinking cup | タンプラー |
| gen. | drinking cup | タンブラー |
| gen. | adv-to on-mim drinking deeply | コクンコクン |
| gen. | drinking deeply | コクン |
| gen. | drinking deeply | こくん |
| gen. | adv-to on-mim drinking deeply | こくんこくん |
| gen. | n drinking establishment | 飲酒店 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立ち呑み屋 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立呑屋 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立飲屋 |
| gen. | n drinking establishment where one drinks while standing | 立ち飲み屋 |
| gen. | n vs drinking everything | 完飲 (in one's glass, etc.) |
| gen. | n drinking feast | 下物 |
| tech. | drinking fountain | 吹上水飲器 (ふきあげみずのみき) |
| tech. | drinking fountain | 水飲器 (みずのみき) |
| tech. | drinking fountain | 噴水水飲器 (ふんすいみずのみき) |
| gen. | n drinking fountain | 水飲み場 (みづのみ・ば) |
| tech. | drinking fountain head | 噴水頭 (ふんすいとう) |
| gen. | n drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution | 飲む打つ買う |
| gen. | n drinking glass | 水呑み |
| gen. | n drinking glass | 水飲み news2 nf44 |
| gen. | drinking one's glass dry | 乾盃 oK |
| gen. | drinking one's glass dry | 乾杯 ichi1 news1 nf21 |
| gen. | n drinking habits | 酒癖 |
| gen. | n vs drinking hard | 鯨飲 |
| gen. | n drinking in a strange manner | 曲飲み |
| gen. | n drinking in desperation | 焼け酒 |
| gen. | n drinking in desperation | 焼酒 |
| gen. | n drinking in desperation | やけ酒 |
| gen. | n drinking in desperation | 自棄酒 |
| gen. | n vs drinking in turn from one cup | 回し飲み |
| gen. | drinking incessantly | アルコール漬 |
| gen. | drinking incessantly | アルコール漬け |
| gen. | n vs yoji drinking like a cow and eating like a horse | 牛飲馬食 |
| gen. | n vs drinking like a fish | 鯨飲 |
| gen. | exp n vs yoji drinking like a fish and eat like a horse | 鯨飲馬食 |
| gen. | n drinking money | 呑み代 |
| gen. | n drinking money | 飲代 |
| gen. | n drinking money | 酒手 |
| gen. | n drinking money | 飲み代 (のみしろ) |
| gen. | n drinking party | 飲み会 |
| gen. | n drinking party | 飲 |
| gen. | n drinking party | 酒席 news2 nf34 |
| gen. | n vs drinking party hall | 宴遊 |
| gen. | n drinking place | 酒処 |
| gen. | n drinking sake from a regular-size cup rather than from a small sake cup | コップ酒 |
| gen. | n drinking spring water | 飲泉 |
| gen. | n vs drinking straight from a bottle | ラッパ飲み |
| gen. | n vs drinking straight from a bottle | らっぱ飲み |
| gen. | n vs drinking straight from a bottle | 喇叭飲み |
| gen. | n drinking to someone's health | 寿盃 |
| gen. | n drinking vessel | 酒器 |
| gen. | drinking water | 水道水 (すいどう・すい) |
| gen. | drinking water | 飲用水 (いん'よう・すい) |
| gen. | n drinking water | 水呑み |
| gen. | n drinking water | 飲み水 ichi1 news1 nf24 |
| gen. | n drinking water | 飲水 |
| construct. | drinking water | 飲料水 (inryōsui) |
| gen. | n drinking water | 水飲み news2 nf44 |
| gen. | n drinking water | 飲料水 ichi1 (inryōsui) |
| tech. | drinking water cooler | 飲料水冷却器 (いんりょうすいれいきゃくき) |
| tech. | drinking water testing method | 飮料水試験法 (いんりょうすいしけんほう) |
| tech. | drinking water treatment plant | 飲料水用処理施設 (いんりょうようすいしよりしせつ) |
| tech. | drinking water treatment plant | 飲用水浄化場 (いんようすいじょうかじょう) |
| gen. | n drinking while doing an acrobatic stunt | 曲飲み |
| gen. | n drinking while standing | 立ち呑み |
| gen. | n drinking while standing | 立ち飲み |
| gen. | n obsc eating and drinking | 喫飲 |
| gen. | n vs eating and drinking | 飲食 news1 nf06 |
| gen. | n vs eating and drinking | 飲み食い news2 nf30 |
| gen. | n excessive drinking | 飲過ぎ |
| gen. | n excessive drinking | 飲み過ぎ news2 nf40 |
| gen. | adj-no adj-t adv-to yoji with, one's eyes blurred from drinking | 酔眼もうろう |
| gen. | adj-no adj-t adv-to yoji with, one's eyes blurred from drinking | 酔眼朦朧 |
| gen. | n girls-only drinking party | 女子飲み |
| gen. | n vs habitual drinking | 常飲 |
| gen. | n vs habitual drinking | 愛飲 |
| gen. | n vs heavy drinking | 暴飲 news2 nf44 |
| gen. | n vs heavy drinking | 深酒 |
| gen. | n heavy drinking | 大酒 |
| inf. | heavy drinking | 蠎 |
| inf. | heavy drinking | 蟒蛇 |
| gen. | n vs heavy drinking | 痛飲 |
| gen. | n vs yoji heavy eating and drinking | 牛飲馬食 |
| gen. | n ill effects of drinking | 飲酒の害 |
| gen. | n masu container for drinking or measuring sake | 酒枡 |
| obs. | n meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc. | 待合茶屋 |
| obs. | n one's mood when drinking alcohol | 酒機嫌 |
| gen. | n no eating or drinking | 飲食禁止 |
| gen. | n praying at a temple or shrine for help to stop drinking | 願酒 |
| tech. | public drinking fountain | 水飲場 (みずのみば) |
| tech. | public drinking fountain | 公衆用吹上水飲器 (こうしゅうようふきあげみずのみき) |
| gen. | Public notice for drinking water | 飲料水注意法 |
| gen. | n vs regular drinking | 常飲 |
| gen. | Safe Drinking Water Act | 安全飲料水法 |
| gen. | n vs semen-drinking | 精飲 |
| gen. | shape of one's mouth when drinking | 呑み口 |
| gen. | shape of one's mouth when drinking | 呑口 |
| gen. | shape of one's mouth when drinking | 飲口 usu. のみくち (nomiguchi) |
| gen. | shape of one's mouth when drinking | 飲み口 |
| gen. | n sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party | 御間 (honor) |
| gen. | n sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party | 御相 (honor) |
| gen. | small drinking party | 一献 |
| gen. | n vs solitary drinking | 独酌 |
| gen. | stop drinking | 飲み止す |
| gen. | n tea drinking | 茶飲み |
| gen. | n tea drinking | 喫茶 news1 nf21 |
| gen. | n tea-drinking companion | 茶飲み友達 |
| gen. | the entertainment, eating, and drinking business | 水商売 news2 nf39 (みずしょうばい) |
| gen. | to be worth drinking | 飲める |
| gen. | try a new venue for eating, drinking, night amusement, etc. | 河岸を変える |
| tech. | two stream drinking fountain | 二口吹上水飲器 (にくちふきあげみずのみき) |
| gen. | vendor of drinking water | 水屋 (みづや) |
| gen. | n way of drinking | 飲み方 |
| gen. | exp without eating or drinking | 飲まず食わず usu. ...で |
| gen. | year-end drinking party | 年忘れ |