ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
fermented sweetfish entrails and roe
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
evening meal; supper; dinner
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
farmers' market; farm shop
position; job; employment; opening
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
dispute; argument; contention
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
faculty of agriculture; school of agriculture; department of agriculture
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
variety show (on TV or radio)
germination; sprouting; budding
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
(adding) extra fertilizer or manure (fertiliser)
a little bit; a little while
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
arrival of goods; goods received
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
night watch; fire watchman
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)