ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
large serving; large portion
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
dull sound; muffled sound
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
endometrium; uterine mucosa
implantation (of an embryo)
memory; sense; experience
thought experiment; gedankenexperiment
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
losing weight; slimming; lean person
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
the way back; the way home; return trip
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
copier; copy machine; photocopier
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation