koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
must not do; should not do; do not do
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
snake; serpent; large snake
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
ingredient; component; composition
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
action; operation; effect; function
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
Kyoto-Osaka; Kyoto and Osaka
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
infantile neurosis characterized by crying at night and convulsions; temper; nerves
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
nine parts; nine percent; almost