apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
basic principle; fundamental principle
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
raw materials; ingredients
transportation rates or expenses
fuel expenses; cost of fuel
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
one's long-cherished desire
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
exaltation; emotional uplift
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
another shop; another store; another restaurant
business; trade; operations; sales
edge of the eaves; house frontage
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; greengrocer
tie-up (e.g. between companies); tie-in; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
juicy (i.e. having lots of juice or liquid); Okinawan rice gruel meal
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress