leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
(water-filled) paddy field
here and there; in places
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
one's house; one's home; one's family
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
distant place; faraway location; far away
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
old person (knowledgeable about events of the distant past); elderly person; elder
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
lofty building; tall building
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to arrive home; to return
to kick (something) into; to make a (financial) loss
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
place where one works; construction site; working area
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to call out; to ask someone to come
both (people); the two of them
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy