20th day of the month; 20 days
central city; major city (in a region)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
representative; exemplary; model
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
government management; state management
east, west, south and north
management; administration; operation
to have one's ability acknowledged by others; to be appreciated for one's skill
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
near; close by; within reach; familiar
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring