indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
crops; agricultural produce
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
time; season; period; phase; stage
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
by means of; due to; because of; according to
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
results; record; grades; marks
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
so; therefore; and; (and) then
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon