rice field in a low place
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
one's parents' generation
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
source (of supply); channel
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
hydrocyanic acid; prussic acid; hydrogen cyanide
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
hostess (in a hostess bar)
make good use of; make the most of
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
single-mother household; fatherless family
strangulation; strangling
fundraising; financing; cash flow
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
draw; tie; quits; even; square
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal