repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
black terracotta; black soil
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
average; leveling; levelling
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
dying in miserable circumstances
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
as; because; with; due to
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
accumulation; accumulate; store
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
agricultural land; farmland
firmly rooted; deep-seated