plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
seventh day of the month; seven days
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be stiff; to be starchy
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
to say no more; to sink into silence
foreign matter; impurities
paste; glue; clothing starch
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
thickness; profundity; depth
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to read (a book, etc.) over again
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
water that has been used to wash rice
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification