farmer; farming family; farmhouse
anonymity; using an assumed name
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
tuna minced with Welsh onion leaves (type of sushi topping)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to tower; to rise; to soar
finger stall; fingerstall; finger cot; rubber finger tip; rubber thimble; thimblette
Japanese person; Japanese people
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
stomach ache; abdominal pain
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
application; request; petition
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be conspicuous; to stand out
village headman; village mayor
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)