(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
control; management (e.g. of a business)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
ground temperature; soil temperature
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
time; hour; period; class
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
farm work; field labour; field labor
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
apothecary; druggist; chemist; pharmacy; drugstore
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
rival in (the game of) go
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution