fields (of rice and other crops)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(person treated as a) plaything
child; offspring; issue; sperm; (one's) seed
robust health; able-bodied
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
in search of; in order to look for
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to attract someone with food
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
however; having said that; but
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
autumn, season of good appetite
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme