resident; indigenous; always existing
organizational capability; organisational capability
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
abundant harvest; bumper crop
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
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
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
human excrement; night soil
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
cold-weather damage (to crops)
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
way of eating; how to eat
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
surname; family name; last name