low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
insight; power of observation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
trailer towed by bicycle, etc.
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
forest service field office
government office; public office
each place; various places
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke