desolate field; withered field
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
moderate; proper; just right
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to devise; to plot; to plan
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
each house; every house; many houses
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to escape from; to get out
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to get help; to enlist aid
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course
to blaze; to burn brightly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
clanging; empty; deserted
sinus; cavity; antrum; neighborhood (administrative division in North Korea)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
no sleep or rest; working day and night