to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to sell off; to dispose of
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
good news; happy news; glad tidings
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
serious; severe; grave; acute
rehabilitation (in society)
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods