to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
note (letter) left behind; will
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
otherwise; if not; or else
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to some extent; to a certain extent
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
explosion; rupture; break off
abundant harvest; bumper crop
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
early on; earlier on; from early
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
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