ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; by nature; from the start
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Niigata (city, prefecture)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
consequence; outcome; result; blame
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
trial product; prototype model
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend