Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
high-quality goods; choice goods
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
carefree; free from worry
hot sake with grilled fish fins (esp. fugu or sea bream)
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
expected value; expectation value; expectation
aquatic products; fisheries
close to the wall; alongside the wall