god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
to happen to meet; to come across
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sour look; surly face; pout
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
hard (due to freezing, drying, etc.); wound up; tense
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
vocational school; technical school
although; though; despite the fact that ...
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number