occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
agricultural community; farm village; rural
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
agricultural book; book on agriculture
to be absorbed in reading
rice cultivation; rice farming
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
(United States of) America; USA
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
store interior; inside of a shop
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
rice polishing; polished rice
simple and inexpensive restaurant; diner