now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
those (near the second person)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
agricultural land; farmland
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
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.)
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
seed ball ("natural farming" technique)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to mix; to stir; to blend
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
natural (physical) environment
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
environment; circumstance
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
time; season; period; phase; stage
germination; sprouting; budding
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)