reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
writing something on commission; newly written text
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
womanly; ladylike; feminine
sunlight filtering through trees
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to devour; to bite to death
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
urban area; urban district
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
surrounding at a distance
(water-filled) paddy field
as far as the eye can see
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
arrangement; pact; agreement
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
good-looking; fair; beautiful
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
everybody; every last one of them; all
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture