small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
anything and everything; just about everything
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
sincerity; true heart; devotion
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to employ; to hire; to charter
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
leaving everything up to someone else
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
Ashikaga period (i.e. the Muromachi period, 1333-1573 CE)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference