sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa); cock sorrel; sour dock
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
gathering edible wild plants
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
such a thing; something like that
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
demesne; estate; private land; private property
cotton gloves; working gloves
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
hotcake; (American) pancake
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
older employee who does not have much actual work
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)