outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
heating; application of heat
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
king cobra; hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
Indian mustard (Brassica juncea); Chinese mustard; leaf mustard; brown mustard; mustard greens
Chinese water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica); ong choy; kang kong; water morning glory; water convolvulus; swamp cabbage
bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with green stalks); pak choi; Chinese cabbage
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
water shield (Brasenia schreberi)
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
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
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
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
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