humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
every day and every night
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
consequence; outcome; result; blame
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
vitality; (one's) life force
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
environment; circumstance
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence