muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
working in the fields; working on a farm
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
horseplay; fooling around
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
destination; place one stays during a trip
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
several times (as large, over)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
camping; campground; making camp
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
unkindness; unfriendliness
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
family structure; family composition; family makeup
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
clumsy with one's hands; all thumbs
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
small sum (of money); small amount
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to anticipate; to foresee
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it