new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
barely; just; narrowly; with difficulty
to be hot on a person's heels
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
bribe; sweetener; douceur
nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
being discriminated against; suffering discrimination; being a victim of discrimination
harm; injury; evil (influence)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
lock pick; lock-opening tools
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
ten-year-old; ten year old
father and mother; parents
Satoshi; 14927 Satoshi (asteroid)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
survivor's pension or annuity
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception