impulse buying; impulse purchase
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
planting; planting out; transplanting
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
tobacco field; tobacco patch
un-; non-; negative prefix
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
perfect; just right; ideal
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
within; inside of; less than
to be found; to be discovered
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to be exhausted; to be worn out
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to blow through; to blow across
rice and curry; curry rice
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
practicality; utility; usefulness