to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
technical term; terminology; jargon
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
street; quarter; district; area
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; uchikowashi riots (Edo period); destructive urban riots protesting the high price of rice
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
estimate (of costs); budget
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to add (to); to add on; to append