cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
clothes padded with cotton
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
speech; expression; wording; language
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer