肴

appetizer or snack served with drinks

肴 only

performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party

small fish; fry

Food, cooking

grilled fish

appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink

food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink

Food, cooking

fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)

raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish

delicacy; rare treat; good-eating fish

uncommon and delicious meal

Food, cooking

accompaniment to a drink served at celebrations (such as New Year)

side dish served in order to encourage the consumption of alcohol (kaiseki cuisine)

vinegared appetizer

low-grade fish; cheap fish

to have as a side order (with drinks)

Idiomatic expression; Usu. Xをさかなにする

to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense

rare delicacies; rare treat

delicacies; epicurean dishes

fine wines and prized delicacies

cheap wines and unpalatable dishes (a modest (self-deprecating) way of offering a meal to a guest)

Proverb

one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it