uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
planting; planting out; transplanting
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
(written) contract; agreement
writing; composition; essay; sentence
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
amount of money; sum of money
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
beforehand; in advance; previously
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with