even if not; even without
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
privately owned rice field
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
emergency; unexpectedness
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to project a shadow; to cast a shadow
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
exemption; exoneration; discharge
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest