(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
price; cost; value; worth; value
please; somehow or other; one way or another
preface; introduction; preamble
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
abundant harvest; bumper crop
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
reason; cause; circumstances
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself