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to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder

situation of one's own doing

sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

gold lacquer

sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds

belatedly

embossed gilt lacquerwork

wheat planting

sowing in spring

to sow (seeds)

autumn sowing; fall sowing

sowing late; doing late

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow

sowing wheat or barley

sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

belatedly

sowing late; doing late

to sow (seeds)

sowing early

sowing (seeds)

ash for spreading (tea ceremony)

spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up