carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
discovery; detection; finding
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
slight; thin; on the weak side
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
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
to throw into; to toss into
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
semi-transparent; translucent