(water-filled) paddy field
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
decrease; reduction; decline
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
one thin flat object; one sheet
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
praise; extolment; extollment
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
tide; current; tendency; trend
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
state of mind; mentality; psychology
based on; on the basis of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
way; method; means; resource; course
discovery; detection; finding
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
samurai; warrior; military family
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
posterity; future life; life to come
many; much; plenty; hardly
large number (of); many; majority