to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
person of doubtful origin
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
concealment; suppression; hiding
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
production (e.g. play); direction
road approaching a shrine
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
sorry to bother you, but ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
fields (of rice and other crops)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
(water-filled) paddy field
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in person; personally; (do) oneself
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
combine; combine harvester
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert