I adore pea shoots: eat them once, stand the roots in water, and they obligingly grow back. The second crop is thinner and marks the end, but watching it sprout a little more each day is half the fun.
| シャキシャキ | しゃきしゃき | crisp, crunchy |
| 根っこ | ねっこ | root |
| 陽当たり | ひあたり | exposure to sunlight |
| 弱々しい | よわよわしい | frail, feeble |
| 眺める | ながめる | to gaze at, to watch |
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