plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
region; limits; stage; level
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
action of making something; -ification
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
handful; small amount; small number
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
returning tit for tat; retaliating
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber