mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
gathering edible wild plants
to work hard; to work diligently
royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
Japanese angelica tree (Aralia elata)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
picking; collecting; harvesting
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
another thing; other things; another man's property
if you do this; if this is the case
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
fertile shoot of field horsetail
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be helpful; to be useful
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
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
cooking; food preparation
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease