custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
home; household; family; hearth
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(water-filled) paddy field
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
covered in mud; mud-caked
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence
(at the) peak of mischievousness; little demon (of children)
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
settlement; solution; resolution
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
giant god; colossal deity; titan
temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizō) image
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch