bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
patience; endurance; perseverance
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
Shin Ramyun (Korean brand of instant noodles)
Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion)