drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
goodness; excellence; virtue
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
zest for living; energy to live
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
latter half of one's life
ambitious; motivated; willful
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
factory; plant; mill; workshop
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
basin (e.g. between mountains)
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)