if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
this sort of; this type of
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
in its entirety; whole; wholly
(water-filled) paddy field
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
rice cultivation; rice crop
origin; beginning; source
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Yangtze River (China); Changjiang River; long river
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
japonica; common camellia (Camellia japonica)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to peel; to skin; to pare
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation