fermented Chinese alcoholic beverage (esp. Shaoxing wine)
crimson glory vine (species of grapevine, Vitis Coignetiae)
shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi; Chinese cabbage
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
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
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
tending to anemia; being somewhat anemic
this one; this way; this method
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
to work hard; to make an effort
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion