workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to rock; to shake; to swing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to begin talking; to open up
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
caller; visitor; company; guest
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
thereupon; therefore; because of that
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
close; intimate; on good terms
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)