(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a little bit; a little while
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
sorry; excuse me; thank you
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely