total man-hours; total hours
home gardening (esp. food); home growing
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
background research; research into the period
holding out a little longer
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
motion (i.e. proposal to a committee, etc.)
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
pitch that hits the batter
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
to stand by; to be on standby
favourite motto; pet saying
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
romantic film; love movie
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
Christmas Eve; holy night
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice