tightening; shrinkage; contraction; (economic) curtailment; retrenchment; austerity
defense; defence; protection
black pepper (Piper nigrum)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
true character; real nature
administration (of medicine); giving medication
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
existence; possession; having; limited company
(medicinal) iron preparations
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
group; bunch; crowd; group
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
here and there; in places
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
feces; faeces; excrement; stool
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
mental disorder; mental illness
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
10th day of the month; ten days
12th day of the month; 12 days
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled