rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
although I say; although one might say; although called
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
passage; path; route; one's way
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
farm work; field labour; field labor
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
that's the way it is; such is life
control; management (e.g. of a business)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
from the beginning; from scratch
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
meaning; called; named; that says; that
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
river; stream; River; the ... river
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign