farm work; field labour; field labor
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
amount left over; remaining portion
to offer for sale; to put on the market
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
endless; boundless; everlasting
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shake one's head (in denial)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
red beard; person with a red beard; Westerner; Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
complication; confusion; disorder