鰯

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

Proverb

faith is mysterious; faith is weird; even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith

cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky

pilchard oil; sardine oil

sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)

dried, smoked pilchard; shavings from dried, smoked pilchard

fish cake (made from sardines, used as a fertilizer); sardine meal

clupanodonic acid

Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine

sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

sheet of dried sardines

pickled sardines; dried sardines; red sardines

rusty and blunt sword

round herring (Etrumeus teres)

flathead silverside (Hypoatherina valenciennei)

Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis)

bonefish (Albula vulpes); banana fish; ladyfish

lantern fish (any fish of family Myctophidae, esp. Watase's lanternfish, Diaphus watasei)

Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonica)

attenuated spider fish (Bathypterois atricolor)

Proverb

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

Rouleina watasei (type of slickhead fish)

Historical term

fertilizer made from dried sardines

Rare term

minke whale; piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)