pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky
fertilizer made from dried sardines
sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons
pickled sardines; dried sardines; (lit.) red sardines; rusty and blunt sword
pilchard oil; sardine oil
fertilizer made from dried sardines
fertilizer made from dried sardines
Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)
fertilizer made from dried sardines
sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
round herring (Etrumeus teres)
Rouleina watasei (type of slickhead fish)
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard
fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal
fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal
minke whale; piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis)
bonefish (Albula vulpes); banana fish; ladyfish
lantern fish (any fish of family Myctophidae, esp. Watase's lanternfish, Diaphus watasei)
attenuated spider fish (Bathypterois atricolor)
Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)