domestic animals; livestock; cattle
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
Japanese history; history of Japan
large landowner; major landowner; great landowner
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
both hands; both arms; ten
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
plural; multiple; plural (number)
theory of origins; origin hypothesis
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
calamity; disaster; misfortune
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
armed forces; military; troops
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
horizon (related to bodies of water)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
fishing industry; fishery
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)