ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
(United States of) America; USA
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
milling; grinding into flour
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
red snow crab (Chionoecetes japonicus)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
of course; certainly; naturally
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I