dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
follower; attendant; valet; servant
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to repeat; to do something over again
fertile; rich; productive
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
considerably; fairly; quite
village; hamlet; settlement
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
riparian works; flood-control works
again and again; repeatedly
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over