rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
cruel wife; termagant wife; wife from hell
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
beginning; outset; first; onset
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady