Vocabulary

eelgrass (Zostera marina)

candied (chestnuts)

gasping

poultice; (cold) pack

thyroiditis

golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); cuttlefish (any species in the family Sepiidae)

notebook with records of monies received

weakness; dip

rolled barley; rolled oats

forced borrowing

woman who forced her husband into marriage

pressed barley

oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)

pressure point

compressor

daring

Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)

blazing; fiery

flames of hell

silver chloride

saltwater or saline lake

salted fish (esp. salmon)

desalinating with water

Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)

salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper

basicity; alkalinity

basicity

salted fish

salt tax

rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker

preserving in salt; salting down

salt spring

opening; beginning; commencement

lidded pottery or receptacle

polishing process; glazing process

love story

seductive smile

amorous anecdote

sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

success in love