to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
stopping at; going no further than
long ago; previous; of a former age
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
(dead) end; end of the line
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
sweetbread; thymus or pancreas (esp. of a calf or a lamb)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
locational advantage; advantageous position
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
the other day; lately; recently
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
just the other day; quite recently
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to help each other; to cooperate
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to make one's own; to take possession of