to mow; to reap; to harvest
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
sending back; return to sender
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
waste of time; killing time
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
absorption; suction; attraction
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
education; training; discipline
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
one meal; one meal (a day)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction