tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
one after another; in succession
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
one after another; in succession
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
taro (Colocasia esculenta); cocoyam; dasheen
rustic samurai; boorish samurai
orange fleshed yam; sweet potato
to be jostling against each other
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
red-colored jersey (esp. school PE uniform)
minor taro root; taro cormlet; taro cormel
var. of taro with long purple stalks
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to camp (in an online multiplayer game)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
mother tuber of a taro; taro corm; parent taro
purple yam; water yam (Dioscorea alata); purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such); Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell)
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); potato (Solanum tuberosum)
being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; (lit.) not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not
sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin)
Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus); topinambur; girasol; girasole
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
taros flavoured with miso and grilled on skewers; parent-child incest
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
shrimp-shaped taro variety
variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
calla (Zantedcschia aethiopica)
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
cone shell (Conus geographus)
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid)
giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; (lit.) not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not
jointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
Araceae (arum family of plants)
red taro stems; red aroid
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
type of taro originally from Sulawesi
tertiary taro corm; taro cormlet
having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; (lit.) taro stems over family status
having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; (lit.) taro stems over family status
having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; (lit.) taro stems over family status
uneducated monk; ignorant monk; (lit.) potato-digging monk
calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
taccad (any plant of family Taccaceae)
type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes
shrimp-shaped taro variety
potato bean (Apios americana); hog peanut; hopniss; Indian potato; groundnut; ground pea
lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)
jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus); yam bean; Mexican turnip