head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
cold-weather damage (to crops)
Island; insula; island; islet
rice cultivation; rice crop
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to show up; to appear; to turn up
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
dry field farming; dry field crop
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
old couple; elderly couple
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to name; to call; to christen; to term
(United States of) America; USA
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing