to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
warm spring weather; spring warmth
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
source of river; fountainhead
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
everyone at once; everyone together
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
this and that; one thing or another
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
these guys; these fellows
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
fresh verdure; new green leaves
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights