painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
don't worry about it; forget about it
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to be able to manage somehow or another
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
superstition; superstitious belief
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
January; first month of the lunar calendar
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying