agricultural community; farm village; rural
inner-city area; city center
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
sorghum (Sorghum bicolor); Indian millet
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
business trip; official trip
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to say; to tell; to state; to do
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryō system)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
good humour (humor); good mood
only recently; just of late
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
castle (in place names); castle; fortress