to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
companion; partner; spouse
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
right beside; close to; nearby
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to hand (over); to deliver in person
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
again and again; repeatedly
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
on the occasion of; at the time of
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
immediately; right away; on the spot