Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
such ... as; or some such
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to face; to go towards; to head towards
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
(United States of) America; USA
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)