I-adjective (keiyoushi)painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally) · tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations) · cruel; harsh; cold

I-adjective (keiyoushi)salty (taste); briny

Nounmustard

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbhardship; toil; trouble

Nounhardships; privation

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbnarrow victory

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verbpatience; endurance; perseverance

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'dry taste (e.g. sake, wine) · a liking for sake; one who likes sake · salty (taste)

Nounspice; spices; condiment

Nouncapsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; red pepper · shichimi pepper

Adverb (fukushi)barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

Nounmentality; mood; sentiment; feelings · fretfulness; tedium; irritation

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Nounbitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Nounhottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side · strict; harsh

Suffix, I-adjective (keiyoushi)difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

I-adjective (keiyoushi)salty-sweet

I-adjective (keiyoushi)sly

I-adjective (keiyoushi)acrid; pungent; irritating

I-adjective (keiyoushi)tough (world); hard (times); cold · stingy; miserly; mercenary; calculating; scheming

I-adjective (keiyoushi)patient; persevering

I-adjective (keiyoushi)depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression) · irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; vexing

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)severe in marking; strict in grading

I-adjective (keiyoushi)difficult to speak about

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

I-adjective (keiyoushi)sly

I-adjective (keiyoushi)hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible · painful to look at

I-adjective (keiyoushi)hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

I-adjective (keiyoushi)difficult to hear; hard to hear · unpleasant to hear; painful to hear · difficult to ask

I-adjective (keiyoushi)hard to read

I-adjective (keiyoushi)feeling rough (of the throat); irritated · acrid; pungent

I-adjective (keiyoushi)hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible

I-adjective (keiyoushi)difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle

Noun8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

Nounsmall spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish

Countercounter for spiciness of food (e.g. curry)

Nounshiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

Noundrinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets) · person fond of spicy food

Nounhot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbhardships; toil; trouble

Nounkobus magnolia (Magnolia kobus)

Adverb (fukushi)barely

NounMetal Boar (48th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1911, 1971, 2031)

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste

Nounwillow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia

Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Nounextremely spicy; fiery hot · extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing

NounMetal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)

Nounfive pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)

NounMetal Sheep (8th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)