more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
rice cultivation; rice crop
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
annual (plant); first-year student
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
although I say; although one might say; although called
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
environment; circumstance
adaptation; accommodation; conformity