sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation
breast pump; milking device; milking machine
standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
Trichophyton fungus (dermatophyte that causes ringworm, etc.)
cultivator; farm tractor; tiller
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
body-conscious (look); tight-fitting (clothing)
no problem; it doesn't matter
acceptee; accepted candidate; person who has passed (e.g. a test); passer-by; transiter
tea plantation; tea field
terraced fields; terraced farm
kusaya; brined, sun-dried fish (usu. mackerel scad) which has a very pungent smell
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
animal husbandry; livestock industry
to begin purchasing; to purchase
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
party game in which a randomly selected king issues orders to other players
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking