impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest; decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
rolled Japanese-style omelette
stone dust; feldspar dust; limestone powder
giving a gift (to a subordinate)
mid-calf length (skirt, etc.)
plowing and weeding; farming; cultivation; tillage
action RPG (video game genre); action role playing game
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
party room; room for parties; multipurpose room
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
scallion; shallot; green onion; spring onion
unattended sales place; vending machine
brand-new (clothing, shoes)
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)
to take a roll call; to take the register
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
criminal's head on public display; displaying a beheaded head; beheaded head
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
alaya-vijnana (store consciousness, consciousness forming the base of all human existence)
cutting ingredients into decorative shapes (e.g. vegetables)
exposure to the sun; sunny place
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests