to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
degeneration; retrogression
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
wicked thought; wicked mind
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
massing (of troops); gathering
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to feel; to sense; to experience
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to have meaning; to be meaningful
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to die out; to become extinct
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress