microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one's own work; making by oneself
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
vinegared dish; pickled dish
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
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
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
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
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
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)