(water-filled) paddy field
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
mechanization; mechanisation; computerization
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
snowy; covered in deep snow
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
Buddhist memorial service
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to scrape off; to shave off
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
only recently; just of late
to frolic about; to mess around
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
memory-making; making memories
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)