salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
to figure out; to get an idea
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
good-quality; superior in quality
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
how many years; how long; what year
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
for today; for the time being
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
sampling food; tasting; trying
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
thin dipping sauce for tempura
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
scenery; scene; landscape
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously