implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
don't you think?; indicates question
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
far away in the distance; in the far distance
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rice paddy plowing; tilling a rice field
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
improvement in efficiency
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
principle; theory; fundamental truth
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to need; to call for; to require
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
early (days); initial stage; initial
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
family structure; family composition; family makeup
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
grasp; catch; understanding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend