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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

1

to have meaning; to be meaningful

1

loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback

1

dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass

30

indolence; laziness; sloth

1

cheap article; poor-quality article

3

to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

4

whetstone; grindstone

1

to finish sharpening; to bring to a fine edge; to sharpen well; to polish up

3

village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)

2

stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding

2

successfully; with success

1

fertile; rich; productive

1

to spare oneself (the trouble)

1

generously; liberally; magnanimously

1

blessing; grace

1

on the occasion of

1

to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer

1

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

1

son; penis

1

parents; both parents

2

to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

1

joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint

1

responsibility; duty; obligation

2

law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

1

farmer; peasant

1

aiming too high

1

should not; must not

1

to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

2

some days; several days

1

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

1

combination; union; combined; joint; congruence

3

not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned

1

plague

1

human figure; human form

1

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

2

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves

1

same generation; one's generation

1

stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong

1

to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome

1

internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble

1

(your) judgment; discernment

1

to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)

1

lack of experience

1