taste; palate; sense of taste
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
not yet known; unknown; strange
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
natto (fermented soybeans)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
standing; reserve; always having ready
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
funazushi; old-style fermented crucian carp sushi
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
surströmming; Swedish dish of fermented herring
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
your acquaintance; people who know
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific