making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
at first; in the beginning; originally
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
scattered here and there; at intervals
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
government; administration
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
China-made thread or yarn
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
seeds and seedlings; eggs and hatchlings; (fish) eggs and fry
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
capital; funds; seed money; asset
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
provincial dialect; local accent
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
tag (children's game); tig
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say