pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
slow food (as opposed to fast food)
open fire (in cooking); open flame; direct heat
high-grade charcoal produced from ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
being argued into silence; being left speechless
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
ancient rice varieties; wild rice
rice that has browned (due to age); variety of low-quality foreign rice; red rice (ancient variety of rice); red-kerneled rice
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
general term; generic name
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
pesticide-free; non-chemical; organic
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
cold-weather damage (to crops)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
person who is ...; thing that is ...
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
thought; consideration; thinking
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
stabbing to death; putting out