one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
income; receipts; revenue
to like; to love; to be fond of
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
landowner; landlord; landlady
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
land readjustment; town planning
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)