Okayama (city, prefecture)
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
balance (of an account); striking a balance
by far; by a long way; much; a few levels; several grades
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
technical skill; ability; capacity
to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents'); (lit.) to gnaw on (someone's) shin
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties
to need; to call for; to require
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
university graduate; having graduated from university
work; business; company; study
inheritance from a parent (property, trait, physique, etc.)
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to satisfy the requirements
parents and siblings; one's relatives
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
situation; developments; outcome
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to not believe one's ears
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
both (people); the two of them
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
people close to the head man
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
noble family; lord's family; large organization; large company; head family (of a school of traditional performing arts); parlour
to be indebted; to be under an obligation