race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
time; hour; period; class
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
large build; large pattern
I'm off; 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; momentum
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
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 make short work of; to eat up quickly
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; division; phylum; counter for cannons