Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
wintertime; winter season
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
an assortment; combination
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to recall; to remember; to recollect
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
abundant harvest; bumper crop
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to bring; to take; to bring about
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
one's house; one's home; one's family
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
how; in what way; how about; questionable
traditional; conventional
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes