reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
all (there is); as long as there is
to put someone to work; to make someone work
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
good; goodness; right; virtue
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
decrease; reduction; decline
farming; agriculture; cultivation
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
without; but if; otherwise; or else
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
cooking; food preparation
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
town; city; municipal; urban