teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
rice grown on dry land; dry land rice plant
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
too much; excessively; too
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence