easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mental; spiritual; emotional
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to fall ill; to be taken ill
end of a line (of writing); line break
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
two persons; two people; pair; couple
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
study; research; investigation
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
our country; our land; one's own country
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
progress; advance; improvement; development
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to go through several printings; to run into several editions