spring labor offensive; annual spring wage bargaining round
to place on (something); to take on board; to give a ride to
bed of salted rice bran used for pickling
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
to approach the finale; to come to a close
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
big corporation; major firm; leading company
electrical machinery; appliances
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
strong opposition; vehement opposition
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
seedling; sapling; young tree
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
mountain climbing; mountaineering
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to think constantly about; to dwell on
ongoing; in progress; afoot
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
municipal office; council; city hall
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
marriage ceremony; wedding
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy