slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
unproductive; counterproductive
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
regular time; stated period
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
is something that; is that which
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
looking on; remaining a spectator
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
being good at thoughtfulness for others; thoughtful and considerate person
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
defence forces; defence corps
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
between times; when there's a spare moment
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
difficult problem; challenge
frequency (of occurrence)
watering hole; watering place
charcoal; charred remains