virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
husband and wife; married couple
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
prayer (for something); supplication
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
collection of books; (personal) library
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
agricultural land; farmland
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing