bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
Metal Snake (18th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
Metal Rabbit (28th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)
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, etc)