独どく酌しゃく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

drinking alone; solitary drinking

Refers to the act of drinking alcohol by oneself, often with a nuance of quiet enjoyment or loneliness. Used both as a noun and as a suru-verb.

• 週しゅう末まつは家いえで独どく酌しゃくするのが好すきだ。

  I like drinking alone at home on weekends.

• 彼かれは一人ひとりで静しずかに独どく酌しゃくしていた。

  He was quietly drinking alone.