恵み

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 恵み (めぐみ) is a noun for a blessing or benefit received from nature or another source.
• Basic usage: 雨は畑の恵みだ predicates spring rain as a benefit to fields, while 森の恵みを無駄にしない makes resources received from the forest the object not to waste.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Source and beneficiary
  • In 畑にとって恵み, the fields are the beneficiary; in 森の恵み, the forest is the source. Reversing those relations would wrongly make the forest receive a benefit from people.