miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
heartfelt; sincere; wholehearted
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
representative; exemplary; model
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
art of cooking; cookery; cuisine
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
dining table; a dish (type of food)
indispensable; essential; necessary
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
colour; color; hue; tints
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
light; faint; pale; fleeting
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards