system; institution; organization; organisation
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
moisture; humidity; dampness
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
(American) Indian; Native American; Indian
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
very young; little; childish; immature
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
working for a company; being employed by a company
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa); cock sorrel; sour dock
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
side dish; supplementary food
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to parch; to roast; to broil; to scorch
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
harlequin glorybower (species of flowering plant, Clerodendrum trichotomum)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
incantation to rid a child of insects traditionally believed to cause disease; charm to cure colic, tantrums, etc.
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient