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eelgrass (Zostera marina)

northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp

peeled persimmon cured in the sun for stronger taste; dried persimmon

partially dried fish; half-dried fish

calomel (mercury chloride)

spikenard; nard

slightly salted

angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum); scented Solomon's seal

laver

sweet pepper (any non-spicy variety of Capsicum annuum)

sentimental novel

sweetish; somewhat sweet

somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic

taste for both wines and sweets; having a liking for both alcoholic beverages and sweet things

amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange; less sour variety of the natsumikan

Proverb

sweet words only please a fool; flattery works on puppets and fools

jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)

amanatsu (Citrus natsudaidai); Japanese summer orange; less sour variety of the natsumikan

cane sugar

louvar (Luvarus imperialis); luvar

Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea)

honeyed words; flattery

Proverb

the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long; the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry

Wakayama dialect

sickly-sweet; overly sweet

Slang

eating sweet food

spikenard (essential oil, perfume); nard