pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
vegetables high in beta-carotene
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
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
curious; strange; unusual
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to palm off; to force a sale
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with