by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
scoundrel; rascal; villain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
personal (employee); employed; retained
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
Chinese painting; painting with Chinese subject; Chinese-style painting
rice and curry; curry rice
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
(United States of) America; USA
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
periodic; regular; routine
export; exportation; efferent
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
rice cultivation; rice crop
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
farming; agriculture; cultivation
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion