screen name; username; handle
to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
entry; approach; penetration
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
sympathy; empathy; response
eternal; unlimited; endless
plate; illustration; figure
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
agricultural land; farmland
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
middle period; medium-term
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)