(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
influenced (by); under an influence
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
edge of the eaves; house frontage
very young; little; childish; immature
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
traditional; customary; conventional
children's song; nursery song
as a child; when one was a child
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray