vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
rape (seed oil plant, Brassica campestris)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
reopening; resumption; restarting
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
marshland; wetland; swampland
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
reform; reformation; reorganization
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
based on; on the basis of
to exert oneself; to make efforts
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
fields (of rice and other crops)
diligent worker; hard worker
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
everything; anything; nothing
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds