river fish; freshwater fish
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
war; fighting; fierce competition
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
middle of the night; dead of night
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
to die (esp. foliage as winter approaches)
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
double; twice (as much); twofold
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
field; plain; prairie; moor
dark indigo (almost black); coarse cloth