luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
that's the way it is; such is life
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
indeed; really; truly; very much
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
even though; despite; when
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; and whatnot; and the rest
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
courtesy call; courtesy visit
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
had better ...; had better not ...
objection; dissent; protest
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
redeployment of arable land
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
government-owned; state-owned
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
fields (of rice and other crops)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
village office; local administration office in a village
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers