dry field farming; dry field crop
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
in deep black; in jet black
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
but; however; provided that
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess