maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
rarity (esp. of collectables, trading cards, etc.)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Niigata (city, prefecture)
(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
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
-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
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
being all smiles with joy
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
southern part; the south (of a region)
northern part; the north (of a region)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that