food review (on TV, social media, etc.); food reportage
kickback (payment for facilitating a transaction, appointment, etc.); kickback (sudden forceful recoil)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
married woman; another's wife
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to gain a victory; to win
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
depopulation; decrease in population
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
agricultural chemical; agrochemical; agrichemical
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
quantity or volume of water
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
fields (of rice and other crops)
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
farm work; field labour; field labor