purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
product of the land; present; souvenir
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
factory manager; works manager
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
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
matcha; powdered green tea
ahead; before; the future
impassioned speech; fervent speech
what's what; heads or tails
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
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
100,000; hundred thousand
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility