oil palm (esp. the African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis)
Chinese-style spare ribs (esp. pork, also beef or lamb), breaded and fried
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
gallstones; cholelithiasis
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
keep going; hang in there; go for it; (lit.) add oil
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
scraps of food, batter, etc. remaining in deep-frying oil
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
medicine for external use; external medicine
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
Double Cross (role-playing game)
litchi (Nephelium litchi); lychee; bitter melon (Momordica charantia); bitter gourd; Thais bronni (species of muricid gastropod)
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
flowing south (e.g. of a river)
calculus bovis; ox bezoar; cattle gallstone
bear's gall (used as medicine for the stomach); bear's bile
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
variant character; variant form of a character (esp. kanji)
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
yao (line representing yin or yang that comprises one third of a trigram)
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue