you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
even though things may appear this way
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
houses and inhabitants; population
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
cultivated field (for rice, etc.)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
(water-filled) paddy field
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
carnivore; carnivorous animal
foster father; adoptive father
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
appearance of ears of grain