terraced fields; terraced farm
considerably; fairly; quite
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
tenement house; row house
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
a little bit; a little while
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
title deed; land certificate; muniments
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
mountain field; mountain farmland
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
outside Kyoto or the capital
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
military science; strategy; tactics