year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
elderly or experienced farmer
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
number two; mistress; concubine
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
Japan's best; number one in Japan
rice cultivation; rice farming
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
secret; private; surreptitious
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
flat part on the top of the cranium
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye