to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
common reed (Phragmites australis)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
government official; clerk
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
in proportion to; according to; depending on
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to mix; to stir; to blend
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
straw futon; straw mattress; palliasse
bedside; near one's pillow
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to examine someone's expression
to force open; to push open
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat