employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
here and there; in places
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
grim; stern; stark; heartless
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be brought up with tenderest care in a good family
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
freckles; buckwheat chaff
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
on one hand; on the other hand
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
in the same way as; just like