mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
food coloring; food colouring; food dye
from the cradle to the grave
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
premature joy; short-lived elation
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
sliced vegetables pickled in soy sauce
instruction in the ways of love
ground beetle; carabid (esp. of superfamily Caraboidea, but excluding subfamily Carabinae); Anisodactylus signatus (species of ground beetle)
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
maternity room; delivery room
(Chinese) chili oil; chile oil; chilli oil
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to move (house); to change residence
colouring; coloring; colorant
joint together; opposite; facing
another thing; other things; another man's property
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine