eating only a little; having a small appetite
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
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)
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
rice-producing region; rice seller; rice shop; restaurant serving or specializing in rice dishes
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
seed stock; seed grain; foundation seed; pure breed; original strain; ancestor
experiment; experimentation
rice cultivation; rice crop
establishment; settlement
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
general public; the masses
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to open (one's eyes) wide