had better ...; had better not ...
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
preparation; arrangements
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
form; shape; figure; visage
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
admiration; wonder; astonishment
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom