intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
japonica; common camellia (Camellia japonica)
carbonization; carbonisation
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
(water-filled) paddy field
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
rice grown on dry land; dry land rice plant
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
stone harvesting knife; stone knife
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
moated settlement (Yayoi period)
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
every place; various places
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
switching over to; migration; transition
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
division of history into periods; periodization (in history)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production