isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
keeping things tidy and in order
agricultural machinery and equipment
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
money-making; earning money
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)