rainy; showery; inclement
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
free (of charge); gratuitous
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to need; to call for; to require
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
drinking water; potable water
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
rice cultivation; rice crop
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
town; city; municipal; urban
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless