greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
day after day; day by day
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
village; human habitation; human settlement
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
comparatively; relatively
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits