farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
senior high school; high school
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
villain; baddie; the villain's part
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
gutsy; fearless; unwavering
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
how; in what way; how about
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell