(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
mutation; change; vicissitude
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
trifling; little; few; slight
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
offense and defense; offence and defence
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
people; citizens; subjects; folk
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
desolate field; withered field
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
mountain range; mountain belt
wealth and poverty; rich and poor