hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
willpower; energy; vitality
fields (of rice and other crops)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
employment (long term); hire
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to relax; to feel at home
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
busy; having no (free) time
this (very thing); this precisely
to be away from home; to be out of the house
husband and wife; married couple
preference; priority; precedence
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough