exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
feeling; sense; impression
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
yen (currency of Japan); circle
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to get hungry; to become hungry
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
rationing; rationing system
in person; personally; directly
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
a few years ago; some years back
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
equality; impartiality; evenness
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)