(clenched) fist; knuckles
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
just past noon; afternoon
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
several people; a few people
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
course of a river; land along a river
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
agricultural community; farm village; rural
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
large number (of); many; majority
agricultural book; book on agriculture
samurai; warrior; military family
rice cultivation; rice farming