purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
product of the land; present; souvenir
appeal (to customers); solicitation (of business); rousing consumer interest (in a product)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
factory manager; works manager
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
matcha; powdered green tea
ahead; before; the future
impassioned speech; fervent speech
what's what; heads or tails
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to be saved up (of money)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done