obstacle; impediment; hindrance; difficulty; barrier
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
conifer forest; coniferous forest; needle-leaved forest
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
victim; injured party; sufferer
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
the same as always; day after day
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)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be boiled; to be cooked
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)