exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
rarity (esp. of collectables, trading cards, etc.)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
Niigata (city, prefecture)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
farming implement; farm tools
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
important cultural property; important cultural asset
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action