farming; agriculture; cultivation
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
just because; even if; even though
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)