salty sea breeze; salt wind
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
self-mutilation; self-injury
to entertain; to make welcome
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
long ago; once upon a time
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
degenerate age; corrupt word; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
territorial relationship; regional bond
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
valuable article; valuables
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
good person; virtuous person
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
troubled times; turbulent times
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
working in the fields; working on a farm
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)