the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to subsist; to keep on living
to govern; to manage; to subdue
farming; agriculture; cultivation
town; city; municipal; urban
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
fertile; rich; productive
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
piece; fragment; one (object)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to sniff out; to get wind of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
starvation; famine; hunger
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo