harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
the sun; sunlight; heat of the sun
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
dry riverbed; river beach
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to be needed; to be wanted
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
way of eating; how to eat
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
just a minute; small quantity
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning