agricultural country; agrarian nation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
(period of) a year; during an era
steady; firm; solid; secure
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to manage a state; to govern a country
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
feelings; thoughts; meaning
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
close to the wall; alongside the wall
near; close; beside; third person
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to rock; to shake; to swing