promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
God; god; ace; king; superior person
knowing; (an) acquaintance
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
unexpectedly; surprisingly
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to arrive home; to return
inexpert or untrained eyes
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
being dotted with; being scattered
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)