melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
theatrical adaptation; stage adaptation; adapting for the theatre (theater)
personification; anthropomorphization
to be boiled; to be cooked
point in question (at issue)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
basin (e.g. between mountains)
Yamagata Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
Taiga drama; annual year-long historical drama TV series produced by NHK
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
this side; in the forefront
pink (colour, color); peach
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
earthly paradise; Shangri-la