huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
leadership; initiative; spearhead
drama; theatre; theater; play
to unfold; to unroll; to open
preceding paragraph, section, or verse
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
being endowed with (e.g. a gift); being blessed with; endowment
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
at first; in the beginning; originally
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
all over; all over the place; everywhere
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
semi-transparent; translucent
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
stupid idiot; total moron
to breathe out; to exhale
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness