exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
repeatedly; several times; many times
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to grow up; to become an adult
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
general public; the masses
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
mission; delegation; transmission
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
medium; mediocrity; average
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
convention; tired tradition; old custom
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
exemplar; model; example; pattern
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
unmarried; not yet married
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)