While sake drinks are served together with a bit of foods, people may enjoy relaxing time to some extent by 'drinking and chattering pleasantly,' so that they may have no problem even if they are less anxious about dining manners so long as they enjoy sake drinking.
その間は酒と少量の料理が出るが、この間は「酒を飲みながら談笑する」など、ある程度はくつろいだ時間になるため、酒があるうちは作法をあまり気にしないでも問題ない。