to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to become better; to improve
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
if so; in that case; in that situation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
crops; agricultural produce
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
agricultural land; farmland
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
interest; rights; concession
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
food self-sufficiency rate
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
(a) little; somewhat; somehow