tradition; legend; folklore
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
single word; a few words; brief comment
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
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
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
so; like this; in this way
feeling; sense; impression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly