surrounding at a distance
secret; private; surreptitious
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
it hasn't been long since
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
young person; youth; young
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
agricultural community; farm village; rural
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
local specialty; special product (of a region)
originally; by nature; from the start
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
the Industrial Revolution
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
a few years ago; some years back
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for