being open but having virtually no business
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
agricultural community; farm village; rural
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
last position; previous job; predecessor
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
just like; the same as; no different than
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments