to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
several types; several kinds; several species
some book; book about that subject; books
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank; enokitake; enokidake
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to have a smattering knowledge of
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
up in a tree; in the trees
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
root crops; root vegetables
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost