cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
germination; sprouting; budding
(white) radish sprouts; daikon sprouts
4th day of the month; four days
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
optimism; taking an optimistic view
men and women of all ages
be (that) as it may; having said that
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
taste; feel on the tongue; manner; demeanour; demeanor
normal practice; proper practice
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
thickness (of a sauce, soup, etc.); viscosity; thick consistency
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off