to sell wholesale to a retailer
paper-covered frame put over a hearth or brazier to make the fire last longer
full; complete; entire; total; sincere; wholehearted
to place someone in a position
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
towel wrapped around a woman's head
ban-sugoroku (trad. Japanese board game played with dice)
drought disaster; drought damage
man's handwriting; kanji; Chinese characters
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
polished rice; white rice; husking rice with a mortar and pestle
boiled daikon (or turnip, etc.) eaten hot with miso
vaginal discharge; menstruation; afterbirth
closing one's eyes and joining one's hands together in prayer
neri yōkan; firm adzuki-bean jelly
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
to pour one's heart and soul into
small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to cut open; to cut apart; to divide; to split
sleeved quilt; futon with sleeves; cotton padded nightwear