illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
together; at the same time; same; identical
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
courteous; decorous; polite
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
just a minute; small quantity
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be surprised; to be astonished
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to put into the mouth; to eat