to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
way of eating; how to eat
manners; behavior; behaviour
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
bent back; hunchback; stoop
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
right in the middle (of); midst; height
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
please; somehow or other; one way or another
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
water damage; flood disaster
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
crops; agricultural produce
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
agricultural land; farmland
serious; severe; grave; acute
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution