ridges and paths between fields
Archaic literary term for the raised earth between fields and the paths that run alongside them; not used in modern everyday language.
The word 壟畝 appears in old Chinese-style poetry.
countryside; civilian life
By extension, refers to rural areas or the life of common people, away from the capital or officialdom. Extremely rare and literary.
壟畝 is an old expression referring to the countryside or civilian life.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 壟 (ridge) and 畝 (furrow) combine to describe agricultural land, and the word is used in classical Chinese-influenced Japanese texts.