microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
citrus; citrus fruit; citrus (as a fragrance category; in perfumes, detergents, etc.); citrus scent
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
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
vinegared dish; pickled dish
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sprinkling salt on a raw vegetable and rubbing it in
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
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.)
bringing; taking; carrying
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
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 be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace