to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
limited; limiting; restrictive
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
storehouse; warehouse; godown
increase and decrease; fluctuation
empty lot; vacant plot of land
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
no, not like that (but like this)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to farm; to cultivate a field
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
killing two birds with one stone
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
physical work; manual labour (labor)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)