towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
retirement (from the world); seclusion
creation; formation; foundation; establishment
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
many; much; plenty; hardly
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
work; business; company; study
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
the people; citizens; the populace
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
government; administration
belief; faith; conviction
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
flood bypass; floodway; discharge channel; diversion channel
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
marshland; wetland; swampland
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(water-filled) paddy field
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
land reclamation; land fill
killing three birds with one stone
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
when it becomes; when it comes to
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
interruption; suspension; break
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)