large build; large pattern
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); country bumpkin; yokel
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
stir-fry; stir-fried food
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
addition; annexation; appendage
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
how many years; how long; what year
to pass (of time); to elapse
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
royal capital; imperial capital
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
student (esp. a university student)