close; intimate; on good terms
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
item; commodity; list of articles
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
event; phenomenon; matter
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
way of asking; way of listening; listener
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
public welfare; the people's livelihood
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
(United States of) America; USA
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
planned; scheduled; systematic
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
tenth day of the month; ten days
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
information transfer; information transmission
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
useful thing; usable article
little finger; pinky; little toe
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)