assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
resident; indigenous; always existing
organizational capability; organisational capability
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
descendant; progeny; offspring
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
there is nothing; having nothing
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
just because; even if; even though
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost