to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
culm (hollow stem of a grass)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
agricultural machinery and equipment
long ago; a long time ago; already
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to farm; to cultivate a field
working in the fields; working on a farm
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
everything; anything; nothing
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing