to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
examination; consideration; test; quiz
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
river management; river improvement; flood control
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
tolerance; broad-mindedness
originally; by nature; from the start
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
survey; exploration; field investigation
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
smoke from human habitations
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
governing; administration; state policy