Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
immune strength; immunity
to extract essence by boiling; to extract flavor; to decoct
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
Chinese citron (Citrus natsudaidai); bitter summer orange (mandarin)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
rising; ascending; climbing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around