farming implement; farm tools
to refuse; to decline; to deny
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
hygiene-related; sanitary; from a hygiene standpoint; in terms of hygiene; with respect to health
sick person; patient; invalid
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
starvation; famine; hunger
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
at a young age; while still young
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
weekend carpentry; do-it-yourself; DIY; weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
recently; lately; these days
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
jack of all trades, master of none
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
village community (esp. hierarchical, conservative and exclusive); insular community; closed society; ring; cartel; clique
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole