山椒は小粒でもぴりりと辛い（さんしょうはこつぶでもぴりりとからい）

Japanese vocabulary

Meaning: size isn't everything; something might be small but still pack a punch; Japanese pepper is small-grained but has a tongue-numbing tingle

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