hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
fulling block; wooden or stone block for beating cloth
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
news; word; tidings; omen
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
dozens; scores of; decades
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
farming implement; farm tools
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
please; somehow or other; one way or another
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
to be withered or nipped by frost
straw lid covering either end of a rice container
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
threeleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia)
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha); mock strawberry
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour