wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
evidence; (positive) test results
katsuobushi; 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
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
tsukemono (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
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 necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; 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)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
counter for birds or rabbits