restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)
(giving) instruction; initiation
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
water outlet; tap; faucet
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
recollection; reminiscence
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
maid; helper; help; assistance
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
intensification; aggravation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to fall from heaven (the sky)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
each house; every house; many houses
fields (of rice and other crops)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth