import; importation; introduction; afferent
home; household; family; hearth
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
perishable foods; perishables
transactions; dealings; business
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
periodic; regular; routine
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
root crops; root vegetables
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
to increase; to add to; to augment