merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
local specialty; special product (of a region)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
complete change; about-face
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
small hill; low hill; hillock
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
sweet and sour; bittersweet
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
deep emotion; strong feelings
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
outside of; not covered by
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose