knowing; (an) acquaintance
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
large amount of money; great cost
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
all present; all concerned; all of us
after that; afterwards; thereafter
several years; a few years
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
river; stream; River; the ... river
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be helpful; to be useful
every year; yearly; annually
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to have a talk; to tell a story
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody