to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
iron rust; iron hydroxide
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to be blessed with children
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
patriarchy; system of patriarchy
basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
sexual intercourse; sexual liaison; intimacy
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
temple; shrine; sanctuary
scholarship; scientific attainments
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be pregnant; to be with child
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
chief vassal; senior statesman
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to rant and rave; to raise hell