wheat; barley; oat (oats)
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
along; parallel to; in accordance with
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to shake one's head (in denial)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
death; the late; the deceased
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
straw-wrapped item; bundle of straw (containing a food item, etc.); local produce; souvenir; present
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
russet; tawny; yellow-brown
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face