time; season; period; phase; stage
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to repeat; to do something over again
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to attempt; to test; to try out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
long ago; previous; of a former age
production output; number of goods manufactured
double; twice (as much); twofold
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
creating a (usually favorable) environment
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio