(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
archipelago; group of islands
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
a few years ago; some years back
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
manufacturing promotion; promotion of production
addition; adding; supplement
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
income; receipts; revenue
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
when it becomes; when it comes to
elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake