low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
large build; large pattern
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
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
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
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
(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
stir-fry; stir-fried food
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
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
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
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
softly; mildly; gently; politely