ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
seed ball ("natural farming" technique)
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
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
germination; sprouting; budding
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
Cucurbitaceae (gourd family)
to sprout; to put forth buds
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
shooting up one after another
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
ending up right back where one started
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)