Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
development; exploitation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to remove; to move out of the way
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
picking; collecting; harvesting
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly