village headman; village mayor
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to become empty; to be emptied
to move (house); to change residence
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
rural district; farming area
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
agricultural community; farm village; rural
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
rule; reign; government; governing
considerably; greatly; a lot
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
interruption; suspension; break
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
defense; defence; defensive preparations
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
discovery; detection; finding
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers