| 干し柿;干柿;乾し柿;乾柿 | [ほしがき, hoshigaki] (n) dried persimmons [Add to Longdo] |
| 串柿 | [くしがき, kushigaki] (n) dried persimmons on a skewer [Add to Longdo] |
| 渋 | [しぶ, shibu] (n) astringent (puckery) juice (of unripe persimmons) [Add to Longdo] |
| 渋抜き | [しぶぬき, shibunuki] (n, vs) removing the astringent taste (from persimmons) [Add to Longdo] |
| 樽柿 | [たるがき, tarugaki] (n) persimmons mellowed in a sake cask [Add to Longdo] |
| 桃栗三年柿八年 | [ももくりさんねんかきはちねん, momokurisannenkakihachinen] (exp) it often takes time to bear the fruit of one's actions; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, persimmons take eight [Add to Longdo] |
| 醂す;淡す | [さわす(醂す);あわす, sawasu ( rin su ); awasu] (v5s, vt) (1) to remove the astringent taste from persimmons; (2) (さわす only) to soak in water; to steep in water; (3) (さわす only) to matte (with black lacquer) [Add to Longdo] |