customers losing interest in product or shop
wood vinegar; pyroligneous acid
direct selling; direct sales
organic agriculture (farming)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
feeling great (refreshed)
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
(not) a single person; (no) one
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to be profitable; to yield a profit
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
to become distant; to recede
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
arrival of goods; goods received
agricultural land; farmland
vacant house; unoccupied house
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
consensus; collective will; collective opinion