crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
cool summer; cold summer; cooler-than-normal summer
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to plow a field; to plough a field
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
several years; a few years
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
otherwise; or else; if not
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
fate; destiny; predestination
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard