agricultural land; farmland
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
minimum; at the very least
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
(present) head of a family
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
nothing but; none other than
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
food crisis; food-supply crisis
emergency food; emergency rations