seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
look!; there!; here!; that is
just the other day; quite recently
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
business conditions; business category; line of business
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
direct unforked road; straight path
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
entrance; admission; entering
to telephone; to make a phone call
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
approximate age; age range
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)