imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
the right person in the right place
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
first generation; founder
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
incident; affair; happening; event
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to govern; to manage; to subdue
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to gain fame; to make one's name
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to order; to command; to appoint
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
agricultural land; farmland
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
execution; death by execution
(death from) starvation; starving to death