poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
being left out; being ostracized
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant