a long time ago; in those days
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
some people; a few people; several people
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
stealthily; secretly; in secret
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
student (esp. a university student)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
electricity; (electric) light
endurance; perseverance; patience
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
self-control; self-restraint
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to say; to be called; to do
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old