huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
what sort of; what kind of; what way
no need to guess; certainly
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
historical play; period drama
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to call each other; to call out to one another
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
edge of town; outskirts of a village
all parts; various parts; every department
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
temporary; provisional; interim
at work; in the midst of work; working
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow