bungalow; one-story house
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
fields (of rice and other crops)
crops; agricultural produce
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
(water-filled) paddy field
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
even though things may appear this way
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
every year; yearly; annually
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
function; facility; faculty; feature
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
indeed; really; truly; very much
compilation; editing; recording
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
next year; next fiscal year
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up