royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha); hairy medick; bur clover; white clover (Trifolium repens)
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)