to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
excretion; discharge; excrement
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
lasting quality; good wearing ability; going a long way
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
spare time; free time; leisure time
senior; veteran; old-timer
feather; plume; plumage; down
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
animal husbandry; livestock industry
administrator; director; commissioner
to name; to call; to christen; to term
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
doubling (repeatedly); multiplying
the whole village; all the villages (in an area)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout