pasture; grassland; meadow
main street; avenue; boulevard
direct connection; direct link
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
bungalow; one-story house
disparate society; stratified society
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
going to and fro; back and forth
6th day of the month; six days
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
better than nothing; better than none at all
to loiter around; to wander about
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to prostrate oneself (before)
messenger; envoy; emissary
disaster; calamity; misfortune
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
headlock (wrestling move)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
justification; rationalization
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on