Malabar spinach (Basella alba); Indian spinach
fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine)
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi; Chinese cabbage
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
Jew's mallow; Nalta jute; Tussa jute
kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
baking soda; sodium bicarbonate
water breaking (during pregnancy)
bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd
this one; this way; this method
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
fertile shoot of field horsetail
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling