East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
marine product; marine (e.g. product, animal etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
agricultural land; farmland
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
whichever one chooses; either way
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to become better; to improve
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed