red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
carelessly; inattentively
square; formal; prim; stuffy
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
as (for); for; in the capacity of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to watch over; to watch attentively
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
stagnation; hindrance; delay
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
emphasizes direct object of action
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out