rice plant (Oryza sativa)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
number of households (houses)
trend of the times; way things are going
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
land readjustment; town planning
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
terrain; geographical features; topography
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
fall; decrease (in income)
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to make a fool of someone
cost of a meal (or meals)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
equality; impartiality; evenness
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
clothing and accessories; attire