to push aside; to brush aside
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
suspicious-looking; fishy
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
untouched; unused; intact
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
fall; drop; descent; coming down
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
Chinese crab apple (Malus prunifolia)
to sprout; to put forth buds
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
without permission; without notice
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
agricultural scientist; agronomist; agriculturist
cold district; northern district
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
(penalty of) imprisonment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
first generation; founder
governor-general; governor; viceroy
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive