but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
store interior; inside of a shop
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
interference; meddling; butting in
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
practice; practising; training; study
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
very young; little; childish; immature
(period of) a year; during an era
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
agricultural book; book on agriculture
rice cultivation; rice farming
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
every place; various places
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
quality (of a product or a service)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something