carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
rice reaping; rice harvesting
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
lifelong education; continuing education; further education
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
discussion; argument; debate
superintendent of education
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
relatively; comparatively
guidance; protective custody
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
bureau director; office chief
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
permanent vice-president; undersecretary; vice-minister
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
strength; power; proficiency; ability
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for