rice cultivation; rice crop
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
arts; crafts; handicrafts
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
simply; merely; only; solely
grower; cultivator; planter; farmer
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to take over; to hand over
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
many; much; plenty; hardly
(United States of) America; USA
lightly; easily; carelessly