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
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
counter for birds or rabbits
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin