lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to be born; to come into the world
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
day after day; day by day
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
had better ...; had better not ...
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
by today; before the day is over
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown