clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
cinnabar; vermilion (mercury sulfide); red color; vermilion pigment; elixir (esp. of immortality); pill
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
noted product; local specialty
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sowing; seeding; planting
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
strength; power; proficiency; ability
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking