distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
special; particular; peculiar; unique
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
toxin; poisonous substance
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
water's edge; waterside; shore
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
inside; interior; inner part
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)