painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
difficult to ...; hard to ...
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
hard (life); tough (world)
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to have a hard time of it
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
to have a hard time of it
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to have a hard time of it
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
toil and moil; working assiduously for; tireless hard work; painstaking labor (labour)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
salted cod roe flavored with red pepper
kobus magnolia; Magnolia praecocissima; Magnolia kobus
Metal Sheep (8th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
Metal Snake (18th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
high-salt miso; salty miso
Metal Boar (48th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
acrid; pungent; irritating
trials and tribulations; adversities; suffering hardships and troubles
toil and moil; working assiduously for; tireless hard work; painstaking labor (labour)
to have a hard time of it
mustard paste; English mustard
high-salt miso; salty miso
barely; narrowly; with difficulty
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
Metal Rooster (58th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Metal Rabbit (28th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
acrid; pungent; irritating
size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; (lit.) Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle
Metal Ox (38th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
bell pepper; sweet pepper
semi-dry; semi-secco (e.g. wine)
Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)
spicy food; (arch.) daikon
Magnolia praecocissima; shidekobushi Magnolia kobus
for dear life; barely escaping alive
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
acrid; pungent; irritating
mustard paste; English mustard
mustard paste; English mustard
salt; (strong) saltiness; (arch.) salt water; (arch.) seawater
harshly; bitterly; cruelly; badly
vegetables pickled in mustard
shishito; small sweet green pepper
taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things
taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things
hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; (having seen much of life) being well-versed in the ways of the world
chili pepper (chile, chilli)
Siebold's wild ginger (esp. its dried root or rhizome, used as an antitussive and analgesic in traditional Chinese medicine)
be mean to me and I'll be mean in return; I'll treat them as badly as they treat me
salted fermented bonito guts
salted fermented bonito guts
salted fermented bonito guts
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion, etc)
pungent vegetable (e.g. garlic, onion, etc)
willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia
perplexed spindle (species of sea snail, Fusinus perplexus)
Thais clavigera (species of rock shell)
warty frog shell (Bursa bufonia dunkeri)
Siebold's wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii)
variableleaf yellowcress (Rorippa indica)