pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
low (level, value, price, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
fresh, young ears of rice
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
every year; yearly; annually
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much