sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
globular shape; spherical shape
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
root; joint; base; crotch
micro-mini; very short (esp. clothing); very small
head (of cabbage, lettuce, etc.); forming a head; coming to a head
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
Europe and America; the West
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
though; notwithstanding; although
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic