fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
seeing someone off and later welcoming them back; taking someone to and fro
decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
outward appearance; apparent
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
eating; bite (in fishing)
to arrive; to come to pass
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
food packed in nest of lacquered boxes
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
notebook; account book; register
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves); white underside; white bottom; white inner
like this; in this way; as you see
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
seeing off and meeting on return