working in the fields; working on a farm
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
boisterously; roughly; briskly
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
it seems so; that's what it looks like
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
professor; teaching; instruction
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
either way; in any case; one way or another
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
preface; introduction; preamble
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to subsist; to keep on living
desperately; for one's dear life
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light